I know I’m late with this post (I’ve been busy translating Hebrew) but I thought it was sooo funny that Blagojevich is so corrupt that he would send a guy to Congress that paid to play (well, at least trying to raise campaign funds at the time he was lobbying for the job), he actually almost got away with it with the entire nation watching.

U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother at the same time he was making a pitch to be appointed to the Senate seat previously held by President Barack Obama.
Burris’ latest comments in Peoria Monday night were the first time he has publicly said he was actively trying to raise money for Blagojevich. Previously Burris has left the impression that he always balked at the issue of raising money for the governor because of his interest in the Senate appointment.
In comments to reporters after appearing at a Democratic dinner, the senator several times contradicted his latest under-oath affidavit that he quietly filed with the Illinois House impeachment panel earlier this month. That affidavit was itself an attempt to clean up his live, sworn testimony to the panel Jan. 8, when he omitted his contacts with several Blagojevich insiders.

Now the Democrats may be stuck with this guy with a cloud over his head for the eventual election (at least in the primaries), they won’t have a clear incumbent. They should have just had a special election and let the people decide since the politicians in Chicago are so corrupt, who can trust them?