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Blagojevich Mon Mar 02 2009
Keeping Burris Does Not Help The Black Community
It seems Governor Quinn had to back down from his warranted urging for Roland Burris to resign after a meeting with black elected officials of the Chicago area. One can probably figure out what the officials said: Stop pushing Burris to resign and if you don't you're not going to have our support in 2010 when you're running for reelection --you'll probably have our antagonism. Alderman Smith is even quoted by CBS as sharing part of this sentiment:
"Our position is that he should stay in office, and we don't feel that the governor, or Senator Dick Durbin, has the wherewithal to throw him out of office," added Ald. Ed Smith (28h). "He represents this community."
But I'm not so sure it really helps the black community to have the single black senator out there be the one who was nominated by a despicable governor --nevermind that he wasn't brought in by a normal election. Does the black community really need to have one black senator in there so badly that they'll ignore that he's also the one associated with a very corrupt politician? Doesn't that make it seem like a) black senators are regularly corrupt and b) the only way for black people to become senators is through corruption?
Crossposted at Pensons
rfgrfg / March 3, 2009 11:07 AM
It makes you wonder who's in charge when Quinn can be so easily talked down from his anti-Burris speech. I hope others in government continue to pursue Burris's resignation and not be scared away by a group of people whose own contributions to their party and community amount to being race card-trumping bullies. We're in a mess.