Marathon Pundit: Illinois corruption update: Washington Post calls for Burris to resign

The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times called on Sen. Roland Burris (D-Blagojevich) to resign four months ago. Now an out of state paper, the Washington Post, is adding to the catcalls:

Mr. Burris was tapped by Mr. Blagojevich on Dec. 30. Ever since, Mr. Burris's entanglements with the disgraced ex-governor have been revealed in a political striptease that continues to embarrass the people of Illinois. In January, Mr. Burris said, "There was certainly no pay-to-play involved because I don't have no money." In February, he admitted that he did try to raise money for Mr. Blagojevich. Now we have the audiotapes of him trying to pay to play without looking like it.

We warned that anyone who accepted the appointment from Mr. Blagojevich to fill Mr. Obama's Senate seat would be suspect. With each passing month, Mr. Burris proves us right. He proves why the power to fill Senate vacancies should rest with voters at the ballot box in a special election. And he proves why he should resign.

Good points.

At this point we have to anwser why Burris remains in the Senate. Okay, a paycheck for the Chicagoan is a large part of it. But the stench surrounding Burris will prevent any bill he proposes from ever making it out of committee. He's just a reliable Democratic vote, and assuming Al Franken prevails in his recount battle, he'll be part of the crucial 60-vote supermajority for the Dems.

That's all he is, a number. But in reality, Burris is a cipher.

Not that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) cares.

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