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Reid’s blocking of Burris not about race, Reid declares
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it is totally ridiculous for “a lot of people” to suggest that his leadership of the barring of African American Roland Burris from the U.S. Senate and his reported pre-arrest recommendation to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to avoid nominating any of three other African Americans to the Barack Obama vacancy is racial in any way.
Hear Harry’s words for yourself in the video below.
On the jump (click the “Read more” line below) we have a detailed video on yesterday’s Capitol Hill Burris circus that sucked much attention away from the happy congressional opening that Reid had sought.
Reid made today’s statement as part of a smooth 178- or 179-degree turnaround from his original vow to bar any appointee of fellow Democrat Blagojevich. Today, the Nevada senator had gracious words for an earnest Burris, whom he quoted as agreeing on the non-racialness of the controversy. He said Burris would meet Thursday with Illinois legislators, presumably to get his Senate nomination certified by someone other than the cloud-stricken governor.
After tomorrow, Reid said, the Senate would be “in a different position to see what we are going to do.” He added that he wanted “to do what we can do.”
Last month it was Senate Leader Reid prohibiting any Illinois seating. Today, according to Reid, it’s really going to come down to maybe the Rules Committee but ultimately the Senate itself to decide on seating the 71-year-old Illinois nominee and former comptroller and state attorney general. Ex-senator and president-elect Obama today said it was entirely a Senate matter.
Disgusting people i have made out with
Yesterday, California’s influential Sen. Dianne Feinstein broke with Reid’s Senate leadership and said Burris should be seated.
So, in other words, Roland Burris will soon be seated.
Non-racial score: Blagojevich 1 Reid 0
–Andrew Malcolm
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