The WaPo editorial board is calling for his resignation: Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) must go.:
From the moment that Mr. Burris was selected, he strove to portray himself as a blameless public servant. The sad pictures of Mr. Burris being cast out into the rain by the Democratic leadership of the Senate, which initially refused to seat him, turned public opinion in his favor. Mr. Burris got his seat. But this latest revelation makes a mockery of his professions of no quid pro quo. It is a violation of the public trust. The people of Illinois have suffered enough. Mr. Burris should resign.
Yes, I think that that proposal to amend the constitution to require special elections to fill vacant Senate seats sounds like a rather good idea indeed.
Steve Benen notes that the Chicago Tribune is calling for Burris to resign as well: 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 him on that long Pinocchio nose of his, when he came out with version four.
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Sphere: Related ContentThe story gets worse with every telling.
Enough. Roland Burris must resign.
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February 18th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Does it seem that the media has developed a right wing bias? They seem to hound on these stories until they get the mix in the senate that keeps the GOP able to obstruct anything constructive being done. How many years will we have to wait for Illinois and Minnesota to have representation? I think this is just a bunch of exaggerated B.S.