Obama Rejects Illinois’ Gov’s Senate Pick

December 31st, 2008

Burris and Blagojevich

 President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats were in lockstep Tuesday in their rejection of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s appointment to take the U.S. Senate seat once occupied by Obama. Democrats had made it clear that they wanted Blagojevich to relinquish his power of appointment given his current legal problems. The governor is accused of trying to sell the Senate seat to the highest bidder. Federal investigators say they taped Blagojevich discussing the worth of the seat. But in a surprise move on Tuesday, the governor defied the Dems and named Roland Burris, a 71-year-old former state attorney general to take Obama’s place in the Senate. Read the rest here.

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david Said on

Obama ego is the size of the cosmos.



david Said on

Obama has a very big ego the size of the cosmos you does he think he is.



daivd Said on

kick the white crook out office he needs to go along with the bushes.



fefe Said on

He gave the man his props he just don’t want too be a part of the mess that’s going on. And who could blame him