The more Roland Burris talks, the worse it gets for him. He was already eyed suspiciously for being selected by the tainted Governor Blagojevich when he was on his way to the Senate. His testimony at the impeachment hearing helped secure the spot for him by his denial of a connection with the Governor and any quid pro quo. Then a few days ago, Roland said a few things that were different from his testimony and now everyone is calling for his head. So Roland is done with those people, you know, the ones that report the news to the people of Illinois (and the rest of us too).
From RawStory:
"Embattled Sen. Roland Burris on Wednesday again defended the testimony he gave to the Illinois House during his appointment process," a Chicago NBC affiliate reports. "Burris said that after Wednesday, he would no longer 'engage the media and have facts ripped out in selected soundbytes,' citing the investigation by the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee."Like a child, he is refraining from the scrutiny as best he can. Now that he has seen that the press can watch him change his story several times over, Burris came out today to tell his side of the story (the side he's presenting today that is) and that was that. No questions, no debate, nothing like that where the people of Illinois can hold him accountable. So the Burris resignation watch begins and where it ends...well, if it is anything like his appointer Blagojevich's travails, it could be a while.
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