How Dems blew Burris matter
Posted on January 12, 2009
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Washington) Senate Democrats who thought they could push away Roland Burris misjudged the racial fallout, underestimated public reaction and wound up on shaky legal ground.
The blunders began when the Democrats, including President-elect Barack Obama, insisted they would not seat Burris as the Senate’s only black member because the appointment came …
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