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By PUMA Pundit on February 19, 2009
Interesting article from AP The Obama administration and the new Congress are quickly handing over to Republicans the same “culture of corruption” issue that Democrats used so effectively against the GOP before coming to power. Freshman Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is only the latest embarrassment. Senate Democrats accepted Burris because they believed what he told [...]
Posted in Politics | Tagged bill richardson, charles rangel, corruption, Democratic Party, ethics, john murtha, mark foley, Rod Blagojevich, roland burris, timothy geithner, tom daschle, william lynn
By PUMA Pundit on February 17, 2009
It is about time. This madness has dragged on long enough… CT Roland Burris, resign The benefit of the doubt had already been stretched thin and taut by the time Roland Burris offered his third version of the events leading to his appointment to the U.S. Senate. It finally snapped like a rubber band, popping [...]
Posted in Nation | Tagged chicago tribune, Rod Blagojevich, roland burris |
By PUMA Pundit on January 12, 2009
I mean, was anyone really expecting a different outcome? Rod Blagojevich only needs to open his mouth, and Obama will probably be impeached by year’s end… It’s just funny how the articles of impeachment against Blago state iner alia that he can no longer perform effectively as Governor, yet he took on the entire US [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill | Tagged Rod Blagojevich, roland burris, us senate
By PUMA Pundit on January 6, 2009
Wow… The soap opera known as the U.S Senate continues its award winning new season… A key Democrat broke with her Senate colleagues Tuesday to support Roland Burris in his controversial bid to assume Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate seat.California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee that soon could take up Burris’ case, [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill | Tagged barack obama, Dianne Feinstein, Rod Blagojevich, roland burris
By PUMA Pundit on December 30, 2008
Harry Reid is definitely bluffing when he says the Senate won’t sit Roland Burris (or any other person appointed by Rod Blagojevich). Thankfully, in Powell vs. McCormack the Warren Supreme Court clearly states that the only basis by which Congress can judge the qualification (and thereby the eligibility) of its members, are the qualifications prescribed [...]
Posted in Capitol Hill | Tagged barack obama, Harry Reid, Rod Blagojevich, roland burris |
