Chicago Politics as Usual
February 15th, 2009. Filed under: This & That.
It just doesn’t seem to change a whole lot in Chicago. The political machine of the controlling party has steamrolled it’s way through the years with very little regard for legality and ethics. And now it continues with Obama’s senate seat debacle. Just when we thought Blagojevich might have done something right after all, we seem to have a case of perjury by the new senator, Roland Burris.
Yesterday marked the first time that Mr. Burris has acknowledged any contact with Blagojevich confidants during the period when federal authorities say Governor Blagojevich was trying to figure out how much he could get in return for the Senate seat. It seems Burris conveniently remembered something he should have mentioned the first several times he was asked. It appears as if he’s been less than truthful with us. Mr. Burris’s description of his contacts with Mr. Blagojevich’s allies has repeatedly evolved per this article by The New York Times.
Oops.
Update: I just read an article from USA Today that gives us an update. An excerpt says “U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich — an explosive twist in his evolving story on how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from the man accused of trying to sell the seat.” Read the article for yourself and draw your own conclusions.