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Burris should consider 'his future' over weekend - White House
In what sounded like a not-so-veiled threat, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called on Sen. Roland Burris to "take some time over the weekend" to explain once and for all exactly what happened before his appointment to the Senate and to consider "his future."
"Get under the bus, Rollie."
While not saying that President Barack Obama would join the swelling chorus for Burris to quit the Senate seat, Gibbs left the impression that something like that could happen if the White House is left unsatisfied with Burris's actions in coming days.
I read it as a more Chicago-style threat ...
"The appointment of Sen. Burris and his taking the Senate seat was based largely on the fact that we needed another Dem vote to pass the Porculus Bill ... factual representations that he made to the people of Illinois through interviews and through his testimony to the impeachment committee," Gibbs said. "It has been reported extensively (that) some of the stories seem to be at variance with what's happened and that the president is supportive of an investigation that would get some full story out.

"I think it might important for Sen. Burris to take some time this weekend to either correct what has been said and certainly think of what lays in his future," Gibbs said.
"I think his future involves a bus, and we'd prefer he dive under himself rather than having to be thrown under - The One's arm is getting tired."
Gibbs' statement came on the same day that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn called for Burris to resign, one of an increasing number of Democrats worried they're going to get caught up in the Blago mess to issue such a call. Burris's political troubles arose after he lied through his teeth changed his story several times as to the number and nature of the contacts he had with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the former governor's inner circle.

After first saying he only expressed his interest in the Senate seat vacated by President Obama to Blagojevich's confidants, Burris has drawn heavy criticism after finally admitting this week that he offered to raise money for the former governor at the same time Burris was seeking the Senate appointment.

Burris has maintained that he never gave the former governor any money, but that argument has failed to quell the growing demands for his resignation. Many critics believe he would not have been seated to begin with if he had told the full truth when he testified before the Illinois lawmakers during the former governor's impeachment.
Have some more popcorn. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-02-20
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=263075