Burris: What Blago Did Was Good For U.S.
Senate appointee Roland Burris argued that he is the "junior Senator from Illinois, there is no question about that" on CBS News' Face the Nation today.
He told host Bob Schieffer that his appointment has now been made legal by the Illinois Supreme Court and the necessary documents have been signed and sealed by Illinois' Secretary of State. "We have done everything we have been asked," Burris said. "I should be seated, and I should be seated before the inauguration of our 44th president."
Whether that is possible is still up in the air. His potential colleague Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told Schieffer earlier in the program that it may take "weeks" before disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached by the Illinois House Friday, is tried in the State Senate.
He told host Bob Schieffer that his appointment has now been made legal by the Illinois Supreme Court and the necessary documents have been signed and sealed by Illinois' Secretary of State. "We have done everything we have been asked," Burris said. "I should be seated, and I should be seated before the inauguration of our 44th president."
Whether that is possible is still up in the air. His potential colleague Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told Schieffer earlier in the program that it may take "weeks" before disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached by the Illinois House Friday, is tried in the State Senate.
