Democrats Eat Their Own

Harry Reid

As expected, the US Senate stopped Roland Burris from lawfully taking his Senate seat this morning.  The Democrats cannot stand up to Bush or Cheney.  They cannot stand up to the Republican MINORITY. They cannot stand up to Joe “Kneepads” Lieberman. But they sure as heck can stand up to one of their own.  I would not even believe this was happening except for the fact that Congress is a completely broken and useless body of government at this point in time. They need this to be an endless distraction from the dire problems that are of their own creation.

Do you know what the crux of the matter is?  Obama’s seat has to be pre-approved behind the scenes by certain individuals in power in Washington before it will be formally accepted by the Senate.  It is quite apparent that the Governor of Illinois really has no say in the matter.  There is a pecking order and a deference to power that one must strictly adhere to in Washington or those above you in that pecking order will cut you loose.  Or perhaps worse, get you arrested.  And Burris (and Blogoyevich) are just such examples.  I am not condoning anything illegal that the wannabe Elvis might have done.  But surely many, if not most, members of Congress play the game in similar ways as Blogo but have not been caught yet.  Hypocrisy reigns here.

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