When disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Roland Burris to fill a vacant Senate seat on December 30, Senate Democrats reacted strongly, refusing to grant the appointment. On Monday, they reversed course. Burris was deemed acceptable as the junior Senator from Illinois.
"How were we supposed to react?" asked Harry Reid on January 7, as it was becoming increasingly clear that Burris was on course for Congress. After all, Reid reminded reporters, Blogojevich had referred to the Senate seat as "an...
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