* Dick Durbin is now trying to make nice. Roland Burris will be sworn in to the US Senate tomorrow and our senior Senator is throwing a party…
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the assistant majority leader who initially blocked the appointment, will hold a reception in Burris’ honor.
Vice President Dick Cheney will swear Burris in. Cheney is probably the only US politician who might be more unpopular than Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Emphasis on “might.”
Discuss.
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