Once Governor-under-indictment Rod Blagojevich appointed him, Roland Burris has greedily lapped up the spotlight and proclaimed himself to anyone with a microphone to be "the junior Senator from Illinois". His words and actions, not to mention his appointment by Blogojevich, makes me wonder whether he doth protest too much. That is to say, I'll always wonder whether he (Burris) did have some hand in the pay-for-play appointment to get the title he seems so desperately to want.
He could have really taken the high road with something like this:
Ladies & gentlemen,
I am honored by the consideration our Governor has bestowed upon me when he named me as his choice to fill President-elect Barak Obama's former Senate seat. However, given the current scandal surrounding the Governor and this same Senate seat, I must respectfully decline the appointment.
I further implore my fellow citizens, especially those who have served and are currently serving the people of the State of Illinois, to likewise refuse any appointment that might be made by Governor Blogojevich. Leaving the Senate seat unfilled for a short period of time is better for Illinois than carrying a cloud of suspicion to Washington, D.C.
I would be proud to serve the state of Illinois in the US Senate in the future, should the situation be resolved and the appointment was offered again under better circumstances.
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