Apparently still-Illinois-Governor Rod Blagojevich is about to name long-time Illinois politico Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat--and, furthermore, already Democrats in the Senate have announced publicly that they won't seat Burris.
Senate Democrats of course had to go that route--they came out publicly 3 weeks ago and said they wouldn't seat any Blagojevich appointee. Still, it's now incumbent on conservatives and Republicans to watch closely for any Dem backsliding on this, and to point out any weakening in their position. Any Blagojevich appointee would be horribly tainted at this point, and cannot be seated. Let's see what happens...
UPDATE: African-American Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush, meanwhile, backed Burris as Blagojevich's appointment, and basically is telling Democrats in the senate that they'd better not block it, or they'll be labeled racists--note he used the "lynch" word.
Democrats better get used to this, I fear--some of its more radical African-American members are feeling their oats right now, and obviously won't be afraid to pull out the race card. I'm not sure the American people will enjoy the spectacle. Republicans might benefit from it, though.
