burris boarding plane in chicago, heading for d.c. senate.

[RepublicanElephant]

live on headline news now.

[Uzybone]

1. Is anyone watching this debacle?

Burris is embarrassing himself.

[Cha]

3. Sounds like a real

team player.

[Enrique]

2. was his ticket one-way or round trip? n/t

[WeDidIt]

4. He was already rejected by the Secretary of the Senate.

Without Jesse White's signature on the appointment, it's invalid.

Until Jesse signs, it cannot even get in for a vote to seat.

[Marrah_G]

5. He is seriously an ass for even going.

He should damn well understand why they won't seat him.

If it were me, I would not go, I would back out with (hopefully) some grace and class.

[WeDidIt]

6. If he did that, Quinn might appoint him after Blago is impeached. n/t

[S_E_Fudd]

7. I hope it's a round trip ticket...nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

8. I wonder if he'll engrave the ticket on his unfinished mausoleum?

I find that aspect of him disturbing.

[TwilightGardener]

15. Is that real? Is that a monument to himself?

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Yes, its ready for when he dies...... Creepy Yes?

Roland Burris's Monument to Me
Roland Burris, the man Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate, might get to etch another accolade into the monument he built for himself if this appointment goes through.

You see, Burris has already charted his esteemed career path on the walls of his future grave in Chicago's Oak Woods Cemetery (pictured here). Beneath a seal of the state of Illinois, Burris lists his accomplishments to date, and there seems to be plenty of room above the bench to mention his career in the Senate - if he has one.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/thecrypt/1208/Roland_Burriss_Monument_to_Me.html?showall

[TwilightGardener]

17. Thanks. Creepy, yes. How utterly weird and egomaniacal.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

20. wtf LOL

wow.

[Lucky 13]

9. How utterly embarrassing.

Sorry Illinois. :(

[FrenchieCat]

10. So Burris is engaging in a PR stunt for the sake of the media......

Going somewhere without the paperwork means only to invite trouble...which is obviously what he wants. That's sad and quite selfish.

[firedupdem]

11. He knows it too. What a dumbfuck and embarassment!

Stupid asshole!! I remember my father hated that guy when I when I was a little kid. I guess I know why now. What an idiot!!!!

[SuperTrouper]

12. OMG! Another McCainesque stunt, just like "suspending the campaign" we have our

McCain...Roland Burris embarrassing himself in front of the nation. :wow:

[leftstreet]

13. It's like American Idol and Survivor merged into one reality series

:popcorn:

[spinbaby]

18. You couldn't make this stuff up

Soap opera of the highest order.


:popcorn:

[Ichingcarpenter]

21. "LOST" season 10

[TwilightGardener]

14. This guy seems kind of a nut. He INSISTS he's a Senator. Maybe this is Blago's final

act of revenge or something, to appoint a goofball who isn't smart enough to turn down the appointment until a more-appropriate arrangement is made.

[Cash_thatswhatiwant]

19. I just saw his "conference." Burris is such a blowhard. nt