Blame Susana Mendoza for the Stench in Illinois

I am really tired of slick politicians like this cutie and the far more crotchety Harry Reid playing fast and loose with the law. Law must be followed even when it is a bad law.

The reason why the U.S. Senate is in its current dilemma is because of selfish partisans like pretty in pink Susana Mendoza refused to rewrite the laws striping the Governor of his ability to appoint vacancies. Mendoza and her party were to chickenshit to open up the matter to a special election. Mendoza feared the voters might pick a Republican and Mendoza and her cronies want this seat to stop Republican filibusters.

Governor Blagojevich appointing Roland Burris is the simple consequence of the Illinois Democrats' cynically calculated inaction. It is no more complicated than that.

As a matter of law, the appointment is legal and Mr. Burris should be seated, tainted as he is. The Illinois Secretary of the State has no ground to stand on in holding up the appointment. I am sure the court will order him to certify Blagojevich's choice. He is still the Governor.

Likewise Majority Leader Harry Reid would be sidestepping the law and ignoring a supreme court precedent by sending the matter to a committee to wait out the clock.

Yes it stinks but put the blame where it belongs --- Mendoza and the Democrat Party of Illinois. They wanted this seat this badly so they will just have to live with the foul stench for the next two years.