For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Blago picks a Senator!
In a display of political bravado, disgraced Gov. Rod Blagojevich today appointed former Illinois Atty. Gen. Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, challenging national Democratic leaders to reject the appointment of an African-American to the seat that propelled Barack Obama to the White House. The defiant move tests the resolve of Senate Democrats who said they would not admit anyone appointed by Blagojevich, who is facing impeachment after being accused of trying to sell the Senate seat for personal gain. And it reveals to a nation celebrating Obama's victory the underbelly of Chicago's race-based political scene. President-elect Obama supported the announcement by Senate Democrats that Blagojevich's appointment "will ultimately not stand."
Will this pick stand, or will someone else be Illinois' new junior senator? If the latter, who? What does all this say about the current Democrat party if anything?
