Via Progress Illinois (doing great work again)
Senate leaders a couple of weeks ago threatened to refuse to seat any appointment by Mr. Blagojevich on grounds that a man accused of trying to auction off the seat couldn’t very well be allowed to fill it with anyone, even a saint. When I got Illinois’ senior senator on the phone late Tuesday morning to ask him if that threat still stands, Dick Durbin declined all comment, saying he might have something to say later.
Frankly, he sounded like someone had hit him with a frying pan.
And while I’ve been reading, let me welcome Greg to the blogosphere. He does great work and it’s good to see him join other great Chicago journalists with a blog.