Burris update:

[jrittenhouse]

While the Democratic establishment is working on a plan to flush Burris out of his seat with a special election, Burris is countering with a threat to challenge it through the courts and hope that the Democratic poobahs give up.  Also, Burris is inspiring various black Chicago notables to talk like Burris inherited the Senate seat from Obama as the

Comments

[mbcrui]

Well, you know, if we ignore Pete Fitzgerald, they have a point. I was Carol Mosely-Braun's before Obama's.

As for Burris, If the democrats would just shut up and save it for the Primary, they might still have a chance. If they keep beating up on him until the next election, they're going to be screwed and Jim Oberweis or some other conservative with his head up his ass and plenty of money is going to have that seat.

[docstrange]

Given the sheer insanity of N IL politics it's always astounded me that among the few Republicoids who survived the Great Purge by Fitz, was that wild loose-cannon of a too-right-to-care-about-IL-Republicans wack, Jim Oberweis.

[shsilver]

Personally, I loved the headline in yesterday's Tribune that compared Bunning (R-KY) to Burris as far as the way he is viewed by his own party.