Why Burris should not be seated

Burris showed up in D.C. yesterday, hoping (against hope, I assume) to be seated. He was refused a seat, based on his paperwork not being correctly signed by the Secretary of State's office.

Mr. Burris is poisoned fruit - borne of a tainted scandal in which Governor Blagojevich of Illinois chose him to succeed the popular Barack Obama.

While Mr. Burris comes with great credentials and is probably quite capable of doing the job, my concern is based upon his lack of being a viable candidate for public office, yet he still thinks that he should get that seat.

According to my research, "Burris, 71, hasn't won an election since 1990, despite three tries for the Democratic nomination for governor and one run for mayor of Chicago. He was the first black man to win a major statewide office."

We are in for a bumpy ride.

Bill Richardson drops secretary bid - (men behaving badly?)

That is the headline that just greeted me after returning from morning services.

I can only express utter and complete disappointment in Richardson, in much the same way I expressed the same when Edwards was caught in the affair lie.

The Democratic party is in the fight for its life - Blagojevich, Franken not being seated - Burris being challenged - the list goes on and on.

There is a serious breach of ethics afoot in American politics and someone has to fix it. I don't know who will do it, nor do I profess to know how they will do it, but do it for God's sake.

The country is depending on all of you "leaders" to help get us back on track and out of this financial quagmire we have dug ourselves into, not to mention unemployment, the mortgage crisis, war in Iraq, conflict in Gaza, uprisings in several other countries et al........

Let us hope that Bill Richardson is vindicated and that this is all a terrible misunderstanding. Methinks, alas, based on my previous post today regarding Hillary Clinton that the show is just starting.....hold on to your hats folks - it's going to be one hell of a ride.