Democrat: Blagojevich "Called Our Bluff" On Senate Pick

Senate Democrats have no choice but to change their tone about Roland Burris becoming a U.S. senator because Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich "called our bluff" in appointing someone over their objections, a senior Democratic congressional source conceded Wednesday.

"We tried to send a political signal to Blagojevich that we would not seat someone he appointed. He called our bluff, in a reckless way," the Democratic source said.

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[ReesieKitty]

Check out this interview with Patti Blagojevich:

http://www.chicagoparent.com/article.asp?aID=923974604.1054193.13429.3025585.3658651.649&aID2=1024

I hope their kids are somewhere with no tv....

[Budokan]

Blago won because he knew Dems in Congress would do what they always do: fold up like wet cardboard.

[KathyIndiana]

The next move the Dems make should be to get rid of Reid. He is a totally incompetent leader; all he does is bluster and bray, then cave in - and that's exactly what will happen with Burris. The Dems will never grow cojones until their leadership does, and Reid is worthless. Remember Lieberman?

[Elderlady]

Trust the Democrats to make Mt. Everest out of an anthill.

Talk about your "stupid wars."

[flyingmonkey]

At this point, I think Blago would make a good Senator. He's probably no more corrupt than the ones we have, but he has something they all seem to lack--cajones.

[readmewell22]

BRAVO

[PATina]

Ya think ???

Now what does that tell you??? No one takes you seriously. The Democrats in Congress (most of them) are the biggest jokes around. You let the Republicans in Congress call the show even when you were the majority. The President (not to mention his staff like Rove) did whatever he wanted and you did nothing. All he had to do was say 'veto' and you caved. The Senate Republicans said 'filibuster' and you said 'never mind'. Maybe if you ask nicely... Blago will donate a piece of his spine the rest of you could have transplanted.

[OneLessReason]

What has the Democratic congress done for us except enable ALL of GWB reckless policies?

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

WTF are you talking about? It was and is the Republican Congress that enabled bush to do what he has done. get the facts straight.

[flyingmonkey]

Check the voting records and get back to us.

[Sumocat]

"He called our bluff, in a reckless way" -- Did you not listen to the tapes or read the transcripts of his conversations? Did Blago strike you as the type who would back down or play it safe? And now the man appears to be in "scorched earth" mode. That's not to say he can't be toppled, but you need more than a bluff to do it.

[shanefish]

I have a feeling that whom ever Blago could have appointed would have ended up in a battle of whether or not they could remain. I think that is why the dems didn't want anyone in the seat so they would not have to go through the motions of removing a sitting senator. Either way, Blago has really screwed everything up for the dems. Even if he isn't guilty of a crime, he and his wife seem like total leaches and the dems should distance themselves from him and any actions which even resemble the crap this guy was saying. We all know our government is for sale, wake up America! This isn't even the worst of it!

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

I still say a man who couldn't win a primary should not be a Senator, the people of Ill have spoken on several occasions. He will be seated and he will under the microscope for the next two years.

[LITNUP]

Caroline Schlossberg has never won a primary...... Didn't every Dem sign a document saying they would NOT seat a Blago appointment?

[LiberalDemIda]

It's Caroline Kennedy. She never took her husband's name in marriage. You're allowed to do that in the United States - just an FYI. You're also allowed to take on your mother's maiden name as your surname if you don't like your father's family name.

If the Dems signed a pledge to not seat any appointments by Blagojevich, they should've known it was nothing more than a token. As long as he's sitting governor he holds the powers of one.

If they didn't like it, they should've unseated him by whatever means possible. They bluffed, he called it, they lost, he won. They should've known better, and that's what is so disappointing. They're lawmakers for pete's sake!

[Ugonna]

difference is Burris RAN and couldn't win. I'm not saying your wrong to defend him, but you're comparing an apple with an orange here.

[LetMeUnderstandThis]

The Governor of NY is not under investigation for trying to sell a Senate seat and she has not been selected to replace Senator Clinton. She is campaigning just all the other hopefuls the difference is her name is bigger than anybody else'.