Roland Burris' brief stint in the Senate has already been too long. It's time for him to go. I was a more than a little confused by Congress' willingness to swear him in in the first place. Although he asserted the legality of his claim to the seat, I never understood what leg he had to stand on.
Now my doubts are being proven legitimate. In grand political fashion, he's already been exposed as a liar after dodging questions about campaign fundraising. Are the American people so stupid as to believe that his indiscretions end there?
Well, ok...they are, but still- we need to stop this nonsense. I'm tired of scandals being sniffed out, uncovered, and resolved on a case-by-case basis. How are these swindlers even able to rise to level of power that they enjoy? In Burris' case, it was obvious that something was seriously amiss, and yet nothing was done.
Again, I put it to President Obama. Although this issue falls farther from his purview than even the vetting of certain tax evading cabinet members, he's the one who promised change. Nothing that's happened so far has lived up to that promise. Burris is only the latest failure.
I know it's not the President's fault or responsibility, but it does indicate that it's business as usual in D.C.
In any event, step one is to eject Burris should he refuse to resign. Step 2 is to proverbially burn Illinois politics to the ground and start over. Step 3- and perhaps most important- is to implement a SYSTEM that will prevent things like this from happening. Public service should not be a route to success via corruption any more.
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