Blagojevich stench is now the Burris stench

Sen. Durbin (D-Ill) must have been reading In Other Wordz, because he has come to the correct conclusion that Burris running in 2010 would be an absolute massacre. I can't imagine where else he would've gotten that idea?

“I told him I would not be supporting him in the 2010 election,” Durbin said.

It's hard not to feel bad for the guy, until I think about how politically corrupt he probably is. But the verdict is not out yet, so I can't fight my tinge of pity about his entire party turning against him, along with probably the entire country. Maybe it's a girl thing: Dianne Feinstein also must have felt that tinge, since she was the only one supporting his immediate seating in early January. Although, I don't think I would've gone that far.

So where will Burris go in 2010 with his finished political career? Hardware store greeter, of course, where all failed politicians go to rest ... amongst a bunch of tools, no less.

District with an identity crisis

Word is, Washington D.C. might actually get some representation in the coming years. But it won't happen without a fight. True, it really is not constitutionally lawful to give the district a real seat in the House because, well it needs to be a state first, which D.C. is not. But so what, we'll amend the Constitution- that can be done. The funny part is Republicans thinking they are so inconspicuous by hiding under the constitution cloak. In reality, they know D.C. residents will vote in a Democrat, God forbid, so they will fight it tooth and nail.

So here comes the bartering: maybe they'll go for it if Utah gets another seat, which will no doubt be a Republican. The problem is, it's still unconstitutional! I can't imagine Pres. Obama signing a bill which is clearly unconstitutional, unless its a bill to amend. Sadly, it will probably just open the old can of worms no one outside the Beltway really wants to deal with- unless Alabama gets an extra seat, too!