Oooohh, Them’s Pesky Details, Roland BurrisBy Payne Williams | Saturday, November 21st, 2009 at 11:00 am
In its stinging coverage of this equally stinging reprimand, the Washington Post reported that in a formal assessment of Burris’ honesty, the Ethics Committee stated:
“Your shifting explanations about your sworn statements appear less than candid.”
Gee, news must become accuratized with distance. The write-up in Chicago was not as benign as the almost congratulatory WaPo Daily. Perhaps, like Congress, WaPo should read what they take action on? At the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman writes:
Roland Burris is a lying snake
The Senate Select Committee on Ethics has completed its investigation of Sen. Roland Burris, and his office is trumpeting its finding that he committed no “actionable violations of the law.” What his press release didn’t mention is that the committee also found he had provided “incorrect, inconsistent, misleading or incomplete information” about his appointment to the Senate. Which is senatorese for, “Pants on fire!”
….The result is that he gets to call himself a senator and can boast that he’s never been indicted. But to most Illinoisans, Burris will always be remembered as a lying snake.
Poor snakes, been downhill since Adam. Now they’re being compared to politicians. Whur be PETA when you need’m?
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One Response to “Oooohh, Them’s Pesky Details, Roland Burris”
November 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Why is it the Congress will tolerate these creatures? Is it not possible for the Congress to deny a seat and voting rights to those among them who are so corrupt? Of course it is! But the members just won’t accept the responsibility for policing their own. There is Rep. Barney Frank who almost single handedly brought on the mortgage crisis and is working hard to being on another even greater one.
There is Rep. John Murtha who is blatantly and outrageously corrupt but the members tolerate him.
There is Rep. Waters who cares nothing for the people in her district and is only concerned with greedily grabbing more and more wealth for herself.
There is Senator Chris Dodd who conspired with Barney Frank in bringing on the Financial Crisis and who now is attempting to bring control and regulation of our monetary system all under the control of Congress which will give the corrupt Congressmen even easier access to tax payer dollars. While leaving the tax payer picking up the tab for institution that can not fail because they are insured against failure by the federal government.
And last there is the Obama Administration which only Congress can harness and bring under control. If Congress does not act then there will be blood in the streets of the United States as the people rebel. BB