Chutzpah?! Burris Launches 2010 Campaign Site, Accepting Donations

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/03/burris-launches-campaign-site-accepting-donations.php?ref=fp2

Burris Launches Campaign Site, Accepting Donations
By Eric Kleefeld - March 2, 2009, 9:32AM


Roland Burris hasn't given a definite answer as to whether he'll be running for a full term in 2010, but he's clearly taking the steps to run just in case the answer is yes. Burris now has a new campaign Web site, complete with a "Contribute" button:



Meanwhile, the New York Times reports that a whole bunch of potential candidates are lining up on both sides to run for the seat. One possibility would even involve the state passing legislation to hold a special election in the middle of Burris' term, which he might challenge in court.

But if that Web site above means anything, it's that any new candidates should assume, until contrary evidence pops up, that they'll have one particular person as an opponent: Roland Burris.

[Sanity Claws]

1. Will he solicit Blago?

[Submariner]

2. Wow.....this guy does not have any shame

Politicians must lack the "embarrassment" gene in their DNA. I'd be personally mortified to get caught in the act of running the scam this guy has been pulling off, yet he does not seem fazed at all.

[saltpoint]

3. Burris isn't the worst of the mess in Illinois but he's not the

likely winner of any special election either, and the line of candidates who are likely to challenge him for the seat next time is gonna be a long line.

I think we're looking at a very short-lived career for Roland Burris in the upper chamber.