The Sun-Times published this statement from Delmarie Cobb, spokeswoman for Sen. Roland Burris, in response to the Blagojevich indictment. Here's an excerpt:
To Blagojevich’s credit, he decided as a final act it was important to appoint someone with an exceptional reputation of integrity and superior public service to the U.S. Senate seat. Blagojevich gave Illinois the chance to accomplish three worthy goals — save the taxpayer’s (sic) an expensive special election, give the state a representative of proven experience, and show the rest of the world Illinois has good officials to take us beyond our tainted image. His last words were, ‘Please don’t let the allegations against me taint this good and honest man,’ Blagojevich said at the time.
So Burris is using Blagojevich as a character witness now? Is that really the best strategy?
As for Burris' honesty, we'll reserve judgment until the junior senator releases that "concise document" proving that his testimony before the Illinis House impeachment committee "was truthful and consistent." It's been 44 days since he announced his intention to do so.
UPDATE: Politico points out how Cobb's statement also took aim at Sen. Dick Durbin and the Democratic leadership.
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