In case you were numb, like me, to the Democrat politicians who are dropping like flies lately, allow me to alert you to the latest: Roland Burris. You may recall Burris as the Senatorial football that got intercepted by his own party after a few tip drills when Blagojevic tossed his name into the flats.
First he was "tainted" by proximity to Blago, and the Dem leadership in Congress was outright blocking him from entering the Senate. Then the 'R' word surfaced.
With courage and convictions like only a liberal can display, the senators reversed their ethical stance after 4 days.
So what could be the problem, now, you may ask.
Well, this former Attorney General who is used to sending you and me to prison over perjury issues has been discovered to have lied during sworn testimony to the Illinois House Impeachment panel on Jan. 8 this year. The panel was investigating whether Gov Blago or his administration had any contact with Burris in the preceding weeks and months to his "Pay to Play" scandal.
Burris said "no".
But it has NOW been disclosed from a Feb 4th affidavit that Burris admitted to have spoken three times to Blago's brother and campaign finance committee chairman, Rob Blagojevich, about raising money for Gov Blago. To cover his tracks, he now says that after many days since appealing to Rob Blago [not Rod, the Gov], he began to realize that actually raising money for Blago would possibly be seen as "paying to play".
Burris is now embarking on a defense tour to dispel any myths that he did anything wrong. Big on his list of adoring fans was a semi-filled luncheon hall where on Thursday Burris told Chicago civic and business leaders that he had done nothing wrong and had "nothing to hide."
I'm sure that a crowd of "Chicago civic and business leaders" found no reason to re-think their choice(s).
As of Friday, Burris' new chief of staff, Darrel Thompson, has jumped ship. He quit, effective immediately, and has returned as senior adviser to that pillar of virtue Harry Reid.
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