Blago and Burris

Gov. Blago has picked Roland Burris to fill Obama's old Senate seat, putting the democrats in a lose-lose situation.

First, as this excellent Commentary Magazine piece by Jennifer Rubin points out, if the Senate Democrat's accept Burris, they run the risk of accepting a tainted candidate from an disgraced democratic governor.

Second, if they attempt to reject Burris, they not only could be acting unConstitutionally, but will also be rejecting an African-American.

Talk about Blago taking the scorched earth route - what democrat will now help him after this stunt.

And what I find all the more offensive is that Burris is 71! When most American's are told to retire at 65 or that they will have to work until they are 72 in order to live off of Social Security, why does this man get a Senate seat for at least the next two years that offers plum pension plans? Aren't there any other younger African-Americans who could have done this job? Ones that might actually have a chance at re-election?

The whole thing seems like calculated defiance and spite.