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1. #1
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Mister P said:

   He must have kissed the ring.

2. #2
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:40 am, Socky said:

   Well, it beats having a special election. God forbid the people should get to vote on a replacement.

3. #3
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:40 am, sonofdy said:

   Legaly, they had to.

4. #4
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:42 am, chapoutier said:

   What! No fisticuffs!

   Disappointing indeed.

   You see video of parliments in other countries erupting into spirited (albeit pretty pathetic) melees and you hear stories about Preston Brooks and you think why not our Congress, or at least why not our Congress anymore?

5. #5
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am, malkin_fan said:

   Blago 1

   People 0

6. #6
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am, Jvette said:

   Well darn, this was just getting good and fun. Damn Democrats they just spoil everything.

7. #7
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:51 am, Misscheryl said:

   They had to seat him but all this back and forth is ridiculous…what games these morons play at our expense.

8. #8
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:53 am, Dexter Alarius said:

   Next up, Paterson appoints Eliot Spitzer to Hillary’s seat. What a circus!

9. #9
   On January 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am, TooMuchTime said:

   This works for Blago. “See, I didn’t take any money for that appointment.”

   Even Harry Reid and the democrats can figure this one out. If a special election was held, a Republican might get elected. If Blago is found guilty of bribery, a Republican might get elected governor next time.

   The democrats just want the focus somewhere other than on all their criminality.

10. #10
    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am, steveegg said:

    We can still blast the ‘Rats for not following Senate rules.

11. #11
    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am, Speakup said:

    The writing and something else on the wall.

12. #12
    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:57 am, pueblo1032 said:

    Well finally someone got their head out of their NETHERS. Constitutionally they had only one choice, to accept him as appointed… If I were the folks of ILLINOIS I would enroll my SECRETARY OF STATE in a course on CONSTITUTIONAL LAW…

13. #13
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:01 am, Cogs said:

    FNC just reported that the AP story is incorrect. No decision or agreement yet.

14. #14
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:02 am, DamnCat said:

    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:39 am, Mister P said:
    He must have kissed the ring.

    Yeah – the ring – at minimum.

15. #15
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:04 am, Ed Mahmoud abu al-Kahoul said:

    The bad news, is once they seat Franken (a formality, the election is officially and irrevocably stolen), a single RINO kills the filibuster.

    Specter, Collins and Snowe are pro-abortion, so the barbaric “Freedom of Choice Act” will pass, and with five Senators I consider to be either Republican-Lite or flat out RINOs, full amnesty, same day registration and voting, ID-less voting, are going to get through, meaning the Republicans lose any race where actual law abiding citizens don’t split at least 60-40 for their candidate. The Dems will pass ACORN friendly fraud voting laws.

16. #16
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:08 am, jdsbc98 said:

    The Dems are such p*ssies. They stuck together and were resolute in barring any blago pick for…36 hours. Nice.

17. #17
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:12 am, Juliethejarhead said:

    Quel supris!

18. #18
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:14 am, Weary Citizen said:

    Ha!!! All he had to do was scream “racism” one time and all the pols crumble. As soon as the first charge of racism came out, I knew the dems would drop all opposition. PC trumps commons sense and integrity every single time. Outside of “comprehensive immigraiton reform”, I am hard pressed to think of one issue where the charge of biggotry/racism/sexist/etc. did not succeed in cowering politicians to not only accept the issue but champion it from then on. It is a powerful tool used by the ethnic grievance groups to get their way.

19. #20
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:28 am, 57fender said:

    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:46 am, malkin_fan said:
    Blago 1
    People 0

    No, the People win this one. IL law says the Gov selects the replacement. That’s what happened. I don’t think the intent of the law was for the IL Sec of State or Senator Reid to make this decision.

20. #21
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:28 am, Laree said:

    Let Me Guess they “Caved In” that is how the Democrat leadership works they are all about Politics, and little about Leadership. For some reason, this reminds me of the story of the three little pigs. The Wolf doesn’t have any trouble blowing their HOUSE down

21. #22
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:29 am, bradley said:

    Burris will undoubtedly be as competent as Harry Reid. Just think: Burris, Reid, Franken, Pelosi, Obama, Dodd, Frank, Schumer. These are the BEST the Democrats can offer. God help us.

22. #23
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:30 am, gandolphxx said:

    Did anybody really believe it would be otherwise?

    NFW on the special election, that is not the way that things are done in Illinois.

23. #24
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:37 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    On January 7th, 2009 at 10:42 am, chapoutier said:
    What! No fisticuffs!

    FWIW, I’d pay good money to see someone beat Dingey Harry with a cane on the Senate floor. Preferably a disabled Vet not happy about Reid saying we had lost the war.

24. #25
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:48 am, southsideironworks said:

    I can only hope that the first thing the Illinois General Assmbly does after impeaching Blago is to move on Burris to have him unseated from the Senate.

25. #26
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:49 am, ahraley said:

    Kerry was quoted, “I was for him, before I was against him, and now I’m for him again.” While quietly thinking, “Man, how did this Obama guy get elected when I couldn’t, my God, he was doing talk shows on Public Broadcasting three years ago. I was a war hero!”
    

26. #27
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:50 am, tarpon said:

    Aww man, this is too bad. I was hoping for bull horns, sheets and fire hoses.

27. #28
    On January 7th, 2009 at 12:30 pm, Politicalguano said:

    What amazing courage the democRATS have – more than any other invertebrate! Now your average jellyfish just doesn’t have what it takes to make this kind of decision.
    They must have done a little research and found out he was as crooked as the rest of Felons of the Senate and so it wasn’t even close. “Blags’ boy” can work around the clock to free his boss, even through in legal aid in the stim package for Blag.

28. #29
    On January 7th, 2009 at 12:47 pm, nail49 said:

    Burris, Reid, Franken, Pelosi, Obama, Dodd, Frank, Schumer. These are the BEST the Democrats can offer.

    bradley: I would submit you left off a few others — Kennedy (D, Chappaquidick), Byrd (D, KKK), Kerry (D, N Vietnam) as well as those who recently served, i.e., Jefferson (D, Cold Cash, LA), Edwards (D, Adultery).

    I am certain there are others who are still serving as well as those who should be serving (time in a correctional facility!)

29. #30
    On January 7th, 2009 at 12:50 pm, right_on said:

    Yes, they will seat him…hot seat him first. He will soon learn that the Democrat Party does not allow back door dealing…until after he is sworn into office, that is!

30. #31
    On January 7th, 2009 at 12:55 pm, ArizonaNeanderthal said:

    I do believe I predicted that Dingy Harry would lose–the Congressional Black Caucus would win. I was hoping for a long drawn out fight–when Congress does nothing all the world is a better place.

    So Illinois replaced one Chicago Street Hustler with another–it is a wash. If there was a special election I can not see the Republicans winning it. Unless their candidate were to win by a landslide Mayor Daley and his friends up north would steal enough votes to make it a Democratic victory– as happened in Minnesota. Illinois is much more experienced in stealing elections than their brothers to the North.

    Now we watch: Will Queen Caroline collapse in New York? Will the world be stuck with another Cuomo-Andrew? Will Nancy Pelosi have Dingy Harry’s Baby? Damn, that would be one ugly kid.

    Popcorn?

31. #33
    On January 7th, 2009 at 1:11 pm, Micheleeroo said:

    I guess the dems are finished with their feigned outrage.

32. #34
    On January 7th, 2009 at 1:20 pm, MrOlympia said:

    Reid to Burris: Now Mr Burris you WILL tow the Democratic line…..right?

    Burris to Reid: Of course sir, you know we all stick together….wink wink.

    Reid to Burris: Ok we have a deal. You will be accepted. You also understand that I am THE MAN….not Barack. Now go away and leave me alone until I want you for something.

33. #35
    On January 7th, 2009 at 1:46 pm, JohnnyAngel said:

    Yep, another arrogant Illinois Democrat to swell the ranks of congress. Wait, by saying “arrogant” am I being racist? Homina homina homina…

34. #36
    On January 7th, 2009 at 2:10 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:

    It took this long for the check to clear?

35. #40
    On January 7th, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Cosmo said:

    One drama is over. One has just begun.

    I see that Ali Franken and the 40 Thieves have just about put the final touches on their theft of a Senate seat in Minnesota.

    Just keep recounting until you win, Al. Then declare victory. Fraud? Noooooo… “Lost now found” ballots? Uh uh.

    It’s all on the up-and-up there…I can’t believe what’s become of the state where I was born.

36. #41
    On January 8th, 2009 at 2:47 am, Micheleeroo said:

    Same thing happened here in Washington state in ‘04. Dino Rossi had it by 49 votes at the end of the 2nd count. Then Christine Gregoire bought a 3rd count with John Kerry’s money and the unions’ $$ to pay for the recount (which law required for a 3rd count). The democrats ‘got’ the result they wanted. Even though there were 3,000 more votes than voters. You figure it out….