March 2, 2009
Sen Dick Durbin talked to the Tribune’s Rick Pearson on WGN 720 about Senator Burris.
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Durbin discusses the process of what happened. Burris had actually called him a week after the election saying that folks were telling him he take barry’s place. Durbin said to him he’s been out of politics for 12 years and that things had changed. He initially thought Burris was talking about 2010 and then it dawned on him that Burris meant via a Blago appointment. He said (3 times) it would be a terrible idea because his enitre politcal and public career would be in the shadow of blago. Durbin told him don’t do it and clearly Burris did it. He talked with Burris again after all this went down and Burris came back and said he wasn’t going to resign.
Not going to resign + can’t legally get rid of him (from present available evidence) = stays in the Senate = more snubbing by barry and barry’s compatriots = barry’s new old Washington politics.
Dick Durbin:
My colleague from Illinois, Congressman Bobby Rush, made strong statements along those (racial) lines. They were painful and hurtful, and it became part of this calculation.
And later:
[Burris'] vote still counts, his signature is still necessary for critical appointments. I will be working with him whenever there’s the need for both Illinois senators to be involved in projects. I’m going to try to work with him as well as I can.
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