Roland Burris is the new senator for Illinois. After he was selected by soon-to-be-impeached governor Rod Blagojevich there was controversy about whether he should be allowed to serve as senator or not. However, after much argument, a statement from the senate majority leader and assistant majority leader stated that Burris, "is now the senator-designate from Illinois and as such will be accorded all the rights and privileges of a senator-elect."
So now Illinois knows who its two senators are going to be, unlike some other state *cough* *minnesota* *cough*
I can see why some people would be reluctant to appoint Burris because of the man who nominated him. Blagojevich was accused of trying to sell the seat to the highest bidder, who knows, perhaps Burris was that highest bidder. In Burris's defense, he could also just be the person the governor decided to appoint. He has had a low profile career so far, and he's a democrat (as is the governor) so why not?
I don't know. It's very likely that Burris is just another politician who happened to be caught in the media's net and everything is getting jumbled out of porportion.
These days it seems like the senate is getting more attention than the president, or the president-elect. I wish them luck, they'll need it.
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