Gov. Quinn calls on Burris to quit

Choose your foot ware metaphor: The shoes continue to be dropped--or thrown--in regards to Sen. Roland Burris' unhappy stint in Washington.

Today Gov. Patrick Quinn, who has known his fellow Chicago Democrat for almost forty years, called on Burris to resign from the Senate.

If Burris bails, and right now he shows no sign of doing that, Quinn favors a temporary replacement for Burris (But how can he ever be replaced!?!), with a special election held shortly thereafter.

Personally I'd prefer skipping the appointment of a placeholder and hold a special election as soon as possible, but Quinn's idea has support in the Democratic-controlled General Assembly.

All a fill-in senator would be able to accomplish is to serve as a reliable Democratic vote in the upper chamber during a weeks-long term. I mean how is this temp going to hire staff?

As for working with Burris' staff, if he does resign that is, that may not be the answer. The Blagojevich-appointed senator continues to lose staffers, his chief of staff quit today.

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