Barack Obama: Don’t Seat Blagojevich Appointee – Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich
President-elect Barack Obama says he supports the decision by Senate Democrats to deny his vacated Senate seat to an appointee of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. On Tuesday, Blagojevich appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris. He would be the nation’s only black senator.
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I just don’t know about this, should a president tell the senate not to appoint someone? Will not this look like Obama is not happy with Gov. Rod Blagojevich pick because its not one of the people on the Barack list of wanted picks?
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Burris Donated Thousands to Blagojevich
According to Illinois State Board of Elections records, Burris donated $1,000 to Friends of Blagojevich on June 27.
On Oct.22 of last year, he donated another $1,500.
The records also show that Burris’ company, Burris & Ledbed Consulting, Inc., a government relations, media and political consultancy firm, made two donations totaling $4,000 to Blagojevich’s campaign on March 13, 2006, just as Blagojevich’s gubernatorial contest was heating up that year. Read More
I don’t think Blagojevich is going to take this Obama statement to easy and if Obama or one of his aids did any wrong doing with the Gov. then when he spills what he knows trying to defend himself he will not hold back anything!
LINKS:
(1) Blago surprise: Here comes his Senate replacement; race-card circus; Obama says noBy Michelle Malkin
(2) Blagojevich Appointing Burris to Senate by texasdarlin
it’s crazy what Blagojevich has gotten away with already… he’s an international embarrassment