U.S. Senate Hanky-Panky

Seat Roland Burris already!

Fact: According to the Illinois Constitution the Governor of Illinois is charged with the responsibility selecting a replacement should a sitting U.S. Senator from his state be unable to fulfill his full tenure.
Fact: Senator (now President-elect) Barack Obama can no longer fulfill his tenure due to his impending inauguration as President of the United States.
Fact: Rod Blagojevich is still the Governor of the State of Illinois. The fact that he is under investigation for fraud and attempt to illegally reap gain from the appointment does not change this fact.

Until Rod Blagojevich is no longer the Governor of Illinois he is within his rights and duties to submit former Atty. General Burris as the Junior Senator of Illinois.

It is altogether possible (and highly probable) that Governor Blagojevich is going to be impeached or otherwise censured by the Illinois State Assembly. But until that time, he has all of the perogatives and responsibilities of that office.

Minnesota Senate Race Called for Al Franken.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123111967642552909.html

Before moving on, go to the Wall Street Journal On-line article and read it. If it doesn't cause you to believe that there is a conspiracy to unseat incumbent Senator Norm Coleman then you have either lost your senses or you are a pathologic Democrat who will compromise any principle to defeat a Republican.

In summary, more than 25% of the precincts in Minnesota have more cast ballots than registered voters, with nearly all of the "extra" ballots being cast for Al Franken. This smells like "stuffing the ballot box" to me. Another inconsistency is that in some counties, where there is a discrepancy between cast ballots and election night results and where the discrepancy has favored Al Franken then the discrepancy has been given precedence, while in other precincts where the election night tally favored Al Franken then the election night total was given precedence.

The Wall Street Journal article contends that with nearly every discrepancy being judged in Al Franken's favor, which is not consistent with the close election night results (essentially 50/50), a critical analysis must conclude that this election is truly being "stolen".

Even though Norm Coleman may be perceived as a 'sore loser' and 'obstructionist' he should seek the justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.