1.0 link 154581 <![CDATA[Democrats Should Declare Victory on Obama's Senate Seat]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-epstein/democrats-should-declare_b_154581.html Senate Democrats have only one smart way to react Rod Blagojevich's impending appointment of Roland Burris to Obama's Senate seat: declare victory and go home.

Look at the plus side: by reacting strongly against Blagojevich's corrupt attempt to sell the seat, they stood up for political ethics, even against a member of their own party. The pressure on Blagojevich forced him to appoint an obvious place-holder who is qualified to hold the seat and who didn't buy it. (The $14,000 in...

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