BS: Blagojevich names a name

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Greg F.
Date: 01 Jan 09 - 06:15 PM

I've come to the conclusion that it's more important to seat Burris than to spit in Blagojevich's eye (as richly as that may be deserved). What little I've gathered about Burris doesn't suggest to me that he bribed Gov-B, and he seems as qualified for the seat as many elected Senators, so why not?

Thanks for coming round to my point of view. Would have saved a lot of typing if you'd done it earlier.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 01 Jan 09 - 07:57 PM

Somebody will have to conince Harry Reid.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 01 Jan 09 - 10:36 PM

There you go again...re-affirming laws that you like and making up new ones, that are up to whim.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 01 Jan 09 - 11:01 PM

I want movie rights!

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 03 Jan 09 - 09:41 PM

Apparently, Reid had been talking to Blagojevich about the appointment. It will surely come out in the proceedings who Reid wanted. All they'll say at this point is, it wasn't Burris.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 04 Jan 09 - 09:06 PM

And now Democrats are trying to install Al Franken as a senator from Minnesota, so it becomes more critical than ever, at least for Democrats.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 12:35 PM

They turned him back--the drama grows!

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 12:41 PM

I heard a snippit on the news just now--he went outside in the freezing rain and made some kind of public statement. You could find it in your heart to feel sorry for the guy, but by saying "yes" he did insert himself into this crevice between the rock and the hard spot.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: PoppaGator
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 12:51 PM

On the NPR news this morning, I heard that the Senate Democrats are not anxious to fight for Al Franken to be seated just yet. The (currently) "final" tally has Franken winning by a preposterously small margin, and the GOP incumbent is definitely mounting a challenge.

Regarding Burris, the resistance to seating him has to do with the fact that he's Blago's appointee, not anything personal about him. If another process (probably post-impeachment, and definitely including certification by the Illinois Secretary of State) were to conclude with Burris being appointed, he'd be accepted.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 01:02 PM

The reality of the situation remains; he's a prefectly legal appointee.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: pdq
Date: 06 Jan 09 - 01:14 PM

"Senate Democrats are not anxious to fight for Al Franken to be seated just yet.

This "margin of victory" was achieved by Democrat-appointed judges demanding that provisional (=corrupted, rejected) ballots from Democrat strongholds be counted and that ones from Republican-friendly areas (mostly suburban and rural) be rejected. This is criminal election fraud and people should go to prison for it.

This is the time to fight. The "will of the people" is being spit upon by a tiny number of crooked judges.

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Greg F.
Date: 07 Jan 09 - 10:56 AM

Oh, please PeeDee- same tired old BuShite crap

Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
From: Riginslinger
Date: 07 Jan 09 - 10:59 AM

Yeah! I think there are a whole lot of crooked judges!