The pressure grows...

...on Senator Roland Burris, as fellow Illinois Senator Durbin sounds critical of him.

And now new Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has demanded Burris resign, too.
Burris so far claims he will not resign. I predict though that he will soon. The pressure is really growing. And I think conservatives should point out, loudly, that this is a mess the Democrats made worse--they should never have backed down from their initial position that they would not accept any Blagojevich appointee; that they did so was stupid cowardice on their part. Let's remind folks of it.

Does this make the Democrats look good?

I can't believe it does, as today Harry Reid radically changes course:

"Changing course, Senate Democrats emerged from a meeting with Senate appointee Roland Burris on Wednesday and set forth the legal steps under which they're willing to welcome him into the Senate in President-elect Barack Obama's vacated spot. Praising the former state attorney general, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate is awaiting a court ruling in a case that tests whether the signature of the Illinois secretary of state is needed for Burris to take the seat. He suggested that would be a step toward seating Burris."

Read the whole thing. Sounds to me like Reid and co. are caving in to the Congressional Black Caucus.

Roland Burriss to the senate--rejected

Which was no surprise, though it was a bit of a circus show--details here.
But Burriss makes it pretty clear he will challenge the senate in court.

Perhaps the most interesting thing to watch for now is the reaction of leading African-American Democrats nationally. If they take cues from Bobby Rush, this thing could get pretty ugly, and Democrats could wind up real divided. Wait and see.