So Blagojevich is going ahead, unimpeached and unbowed. He seems to have made his choice. The Reuters report continues:
"Burris, 71, was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Illinois in 1978 when he won the job as state comptroller, and was the state's attorney general from 1991 to 1995.
"In 1984, he lost the U.S. Senate Democratic primary to Paul Simon, and was defeated a decade later in a run for governor. He also made an unsuccessful bid to be mayor of Chicago.
"He is an attorney in private practice in Chicago."
The Senate would be asking for trouble if it tries to block this. "In 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the House of Representatives could not bar a member from serving, but could expel the member with a two-thirds majority vote." So Burris could go to court if his appointment is blocked.
Meanwhile, Roland Burris is not exactly Mr. Clean.
