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Thread #117380   Message #2533054
Posted By: PoppaGator
06-Jan-09 - 12:51 PM
Thread Name: BS: Blagojevich names a name
Subject: RE: BS: Blagojevich names a name
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.