The Chicago Tribune’s devastating summary paragraph on Roland Burris
The Chicago Tribune has called for U.S. Sen. Roland Burris to resign his Illinois seat. Here’s the stunning gist of the piece, which leads the newspaper’s home page:
U.S. Sen. Roland Burris of Illinois exits his Chicago home. WCTseat. Here’s the stunning gist of the piece, which leads the newspaper’s home page:
Let’s see if we have it right: Burris had zero contact with any of Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s cronies about his interest in the Senate seat being vacated by President Barack Obama—unless you count that conversation with former chief of staff Lon Monk, and, on further reflection, the ones with insiders John Harris, Doug Scofield and John Wyma and, oh yeah, the governor’s brother and fundraising chief, Robert Blagojevich. But Burris didn’t raise a single dollar for the now ex-governor as a result of those contacts because that could be construed as a quid pro quo and besides, everyone he asked refused to donate.
The story gets worse with every telling.
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