At this point, every statement coming out of Roland Burris' mouth only gets him in more trouble. Case in point: here are his brief remarks to reporters today:
This afternoon, Roland Burris held a press conference with local reporters to address the information included in his latest affidavit to the Illinois House impeachment committee:
As you can see, Burris is trying to focus all the attention on State
Rep. Jim Durkin'...
After appearing before the House impeachment committee on January 8, Roland Burris told the press that he had passed with "flying colors," adding: "I have nothing to hide." It's hard not to look back on those words and laugh after reading this revelation ...
A Tribune poll out today shows Gov. Quinn with every officeholder's dream: a relatively blank slate in terms of public opinion. The survey found that 40 percent of respondents have no opinion of him and just six percent view him unfavorably:
As for Quinn, 49 ...
A new Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll out today examines the state-of-play in the 2010 U.S. Senate race. The candidates tested include Roland Burris, Jan Schakowsky, and Alexi Giannoulias on the Democratic side and Mark Kirk and Peter Roskam for the Republicans. ...
At Roland Burris' press conference on Monday, he shrugged off a question about his goals in Congress, telling reporters that he would "come up with" some pet issues once he's figured out the rules and procedures of the Senate. As I wrote at the time, this is ...
Senate Democratic leaders today cleared the way for Roland W. Burris to
be seated as a senator from Illinois, after more than a weeklong
spectacle surrounding a corruption scandal in the state and the
questioning of Mr. Burris’s credentials...
