Posted by
VBushmills on Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:53:50 AM
On Dec 16th we
visited the general issue of the need for a speedy
political conviction of Rod Blagojevich, as the criminal case looked slim. On the 31st we
updated the story, stating the political case was falling apart as well. We could find no legal bar to Burris being certified by the Illinois Sec of State and sworn in by the Senate. Seems there's legal Supreme Court precedence.
So guess what? The AP announced today Harry Reid's going to come off his high horse, eat a little crow and probably allow the swearing-in to go forward. (My words, not theirs.)
Two questions:
1: If I can smell this case out with thirty years of unused legal training, surely, with some high-powered lawyers on staff, why couldn't the GOP as far back as December 16th?
2: Sure, Harry Reid's got a little egg on his face, but why not scrambled...along with the imprint of a Revere Ware skillet across his nose? All that would have been required would have been for Mitch McConnell to stride, amble or mosey up to a microphone and state the legally obvious; Harry Reid is over-reaching his power by stating that he or his party could refuse to seat a legally appointed member. He might even have used words like "imperious" or "high-falootin'" or anything in between.
(About naming the shrinking violet the official GOP flower, we've talked about this before.)
I don't think this is the end of it, as Reid may allow Burris to be seated, then seek the magical 2/3rds vote to quickly send him packing back to Chi-town.
We'd like to see the GOP come out now, and come out hard, with a "Hell, no" then promise the mark of Cain on any Republican's head that votes with Reid. Trust me, if the GOP holds the line, many Dem's will come over.
Or, is this really all just about "The Club"?
If so, they all need to go. ALL OF THEM!
VB