Illinois Democrat Sen. Roland Burris will not run in 2010

When a Senators office issues an advisory stating “major announcement” It is Big.  In this case Illinois Senator Burris (D-Ill) will announce Friday afternoon that he will not Run for election in 2010 "...

BREAKING NEWS: Burris Spokesperson Quits

Jason Erkes has just announced his resignation as spokesperson for Sentaor Burris. This comes as news of a possible Investigation by the United States Senate. The Sangamon County Illinois is already considering...

Roland Burris Sworn in as Illinois Junior Senator

Ronald W. Burris was sworn in as a United States senator by vice-president Dick Cheney on Thursday afternoon. The appointment came as Democrats reversed their decision not to allow impeached Illinois governor Blagojevich's choice of Burris into the senate. All the clamouring...

Burris Says on TV Senate will Swear him in This Week.

Roland Burris is now speaking on TV, 5:40 pm EST.  He said he will be sworn as senator later this week.  He thanked senator leader Harry Reid and Illinois senator Durbin and that he will be honored to...

Rachel Maddow Interviews Blago & Burris (SNL Parody)

Looks like SNL, a comedy show made famous for its funny Parodies of Celebrities and Political Satire, is at it again. This time in a skit comprised of an Interview hosted by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow with recently...

Court: No Signature Required on Blago Letter Appointing Burris

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that Secretary of State Jesse White does not need to acknowledge via his signature the letter Gov. Rod Blagojevich used to appoint Roland Burris to the represent the Land of...

BREAKING NEWS: Burris Denied Senate Seat [Is Reid Racist?]

In a move that reminds people of how the Russian Communists under Lenin denied their opposition a seat in their Parliament, the Democratic Party which controls the Senate has denied one of their own party members Roland Burris his seat in the Senate. The reason has been...

Roland Burris Denied Entry to US Senate

Roland Burris, the man nominated by embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to take Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, has been turned away by the Secretary of the Senate, Nancy Erickson. As the 111th...

Senate Dems in tough spot on Burris

"Top advisers to Burris are suggesting that Reid doesn’t want an African-American to succeed Obama. “It’s interesting that all those who are viable are white women and the ones who are unacceptable are black men,” Prince Riley, a senior consultant to Burris,...

Burris Familiar with Chicago Machine Politics

Who's missing from this caricature?  It appears the right answer might be Roland Burris, the former Illinois attorney general picked yesterday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-Ill.) to replace Barack Obama in the...

Burris asks Illinois Supreme Court to confirm his nomination

This has become a big issue becausethe Illinois legislature refused to seta special election to fill the seat.  Now they have a huge mess and Roland Burris in the end will be seated in the US senate because...

Racial Implication of Burris Rejection Concerns Senate Dems

In an emergency conference call Senate Democrats called for the rejection of Roland Burris. But made sure to include a statement to cover them from any racist appearance in their decision. " "Anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the...

Senate Vows Not To Seat Blagojevich Pick

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Iron Mill Interactive Media, Inc. Illinois Governor Blagojevich held a news conference at 3 p.m. ET and announced his pick to replace President Elect Obama's Senate...

Blagojevich to Appoint Roland Burris to Replace Obama

Roland W. Burris would be the fourth black senator, and would be the only current African American senator. He has served as comptroller and attorney general of Illinois. He is married with two adult children. He...

Barry Bonds Indicted

Where's that home run ball now? I wonder what information prosecutors have now that they didn't before? I'll be curious to see what kind of circus they can conjure around this one. This should lend itself to be quite a show. There is a writer's strike after all - so all the...

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