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Burris has become a burr in everyone's shoe.

Correction: EVERYONE thinks Burris should resign, EXCEPT Burris, of course. Like Blogjevich, I'm sure he has nothing to be ashamed of. What constitutes shame for these people, um, I'll never know.

How can you say Durbin has been a bad senator? Don't just say "He's a Democrat in Illinois" I mean really, George Ryan was a Republican, he was convicted for corruption. I believe Durbin is one of the top 10 senators in the U.S. and to all who want him to resign your the reasons this country has failed. I hope you said "Bush should resign" Or else you have a mental defect

Go away Burris and take Delonas and Rupert Mudoch with you.

OMG, I keep waking up and hearing that name Burris..Burris...Burris...make the lambs stop crying.

This man should walk away now, right now before he costs the taxpayers another cent.

LOL, he didn't even know his constituents when he started. He said he would have to get to know their issues. I thought, doesn't he know them already, he ran for office 5 times. What a joker.

Except president Obama, Democrats in general are a bunch of whimp.
This is why. Republicans tolerated and supported their own ex-sen Ted stevens and Sen Vitters even when they were convicted for crime and servicing prostitution ring respectively.
Republicans never raised a finger and asked them to resign. All of a sudden the GOP is asking for Sen Burris to resign and the spineless Dems are all falling over themselves to force him to resign. This is pathetic.
If Sen Burris is found to be involved in any pay-to-play then, it would be clear to him he may consider resignation.
Sen . Burris don't resign for Gods sake. The Democrats are shooting themselves in the foot.

Senator Burris should no more resign then Senator Durbin or any other Politician in Illinois. He is a Democrat and he has served Illinois. Let him stay and let the people vote him out in 2010. Senator Durbin should be careful of what he advises another Senator to do. Judge ye not and ye shall not be judged. How do I send you some pictures?

I have never seen a bigger sap in my life as this Burris. He can't even lie and be good at it. How could he possibly keep his mind on the matters in Congress with this mess hanging over his head? He has to spend so much time "remembering" what he said and when he said it and who he said it to, he has no time to deal with the problems he was sent to Washington to deal with. Intelligence certainly isn't one of his strong suits. And he was the state Attorney General??? Get out while the getting is good.

Burris will bear the responsibility of the Democrats losing the Obama senate seat to the Republicans in 2010.
From the reports that I heard, the reason that Burris' memory was jogged is that Burris found out that he was on the tapes.

Burris tries to collect 10k for Blago and needs to resign. Obama washes away millions of Hillary Clintons debt and thats OK. More of the Dumbocratic Double Standard. I'd vote for a Chimp before I'd vote for a Democrat.

Burris I feel should resign , and let the state have a election for the Sen. replacement . But the Dem. won't let that happen. They know they could and would lose that seat to a Republican. But then again , that is how the crooks in ILL. Democratic government work . Chicago politics at its best. I mean look who we got for the President.

Wait a minute, It can't be possible for an IL Democrat to be in trouble is it. I thought Democrats were the good people. I am confused.

I'd like to see Durbin resign too. He's as bad as any member of Congress.

Breaking news? You're breaking my heart CNN, this is not news. Burris should have been gone, so we can get back to the business of running the country. He's just sucking up air.

GO HOME BURRIS, GO HOME, NOW.

The senator s caved in to race. Shame.

Burris will never step down. He will have to be removed by some legal force or not elected in 2010. He does not care about the people of IL or this country just his need for power.

Senator Burris has such a big ego, he'll never resign. His appointment as Senator from Illinois has probably already been etched on his mausoleum.

What a self-centered, despicable person this man Burris is. We are in the most critical time of the our country's well being, and yet the Democrats choose to admit this egomaniac into a group that will, presumably, have a say in how to get out of the mess. They were so afraid to be labeled as racist's they held the door for him. The same thing was done with Lieberman, who was continually spouting off how bad Sen. Obama was prior to the election. He couldn't do enough to promote Bush's War in Iraq, which benefits Lieberman's main concern, Israel. Is there any of our elected officials Democrat or Republican who will put country first, other than in election speeches??
How can we have confidence in leaders who carry no personal responsibility for their own actions, cheat on there own income taxes,
short change domestic help, then claim they didn't know the rules.
Rules they made, and monitored by accountant firms of the highest caliber. Is there one person out of the 300+ million who buy's this.

Unless the politicians believe he can bring something constructive to the table other than put in enough time to collect a FAT pension, they shouldn't wait for Burris to resign, start impeachment proceedings and follow thru. For once.

And Obama should resign right behind him.

CHICAGO , POLITICS .

MAYOR DAILY PULLS HIS RIP CORD , EVERY NOW AND THEN , DAILY GETS WHAT HE WANTS .

WATCH AN YOU WILL SEE HOW MUCH , OBAMA AN CO. DEAL OUT TO DAILY , AN THE STATE OF ILL.

My post keeps disappearing so here goes again.. sorry if its a repeat.

Did Dick Durbin just threaten Senator Burris? Did I just read this?

"I told him I thought it would be extremely difficult for him to be successful in a primary or general election under the circumstances," Durbin said.

Durbin better watch his step. Whether or not Burris is successful depend on the voters, not him. If Durbin thinks he can interfere with a legal election process then he better take a few steps back.

Threatening or attempting to blackmail a sitting senator is still against the law, even if from another senator.

Durbin and the dems have enough of THEIR OWN CORRUPTION to worry about from profiting from the war to cheap mortgages for themselves. Not to mention the idiocy of threatening a deciding vote.

By the way, Durbin, hows that torture commission going? You better get back to work and put the water container down for now.

He does not have it within himself to do the right thing, because if he did he would not have accepted the nomination from the governor who had
seriously damaged his reputation and right to occupy the office of governor. He should resign and walk away with what little honor he has left.

Give credit to FDR for creating the FDIC, but that act is not enough to outweigh the damage to our society he created with all of his social engineering entitlement programs.
He set the precedent that the govt can dole out success, one handout at a time. No need to earn it, just sit back and collect your welfare.

WHY DON'T ALL OF YOU RESIGN SO WE CAN GET SOME PEACE IN THIS COUNTRY!!!

Hey, the topic is around Burris. What is got to do with Obama? For those who still feel angry that GOP lost the election, please be a grown-up! Cannot image even FDR became a subject.

Steve, support my reelection for a 3rd full term in the Texas Governor's Mansion in 2010 against the fake conservative KBH in the GOP primary, we need your support much needed and call her out on her Senate voting record, especially abortion.

What will you say CNN. When he does?

I see Marie has the historical depth of a gnat.

I CAN'T AGREE MORE WITH " A AMERICAN", Durbin has done nothing for the State of Illinois, but fill his pockets with tax money from the the tax payers. We need him to resign, also we need term limits and mandatory drug testing on all the members of the House and Senate. They have enslaved our children and grandchildren to a Socialist Government.

I'm GAY and have been on the DOWN LOW for the past 9 yrs. since taking the governor's mansion.

Resign already. For once, let a politician put their city, state and country first.

For once!!!

Who cares what that effete moron thinks.

Well Santa Maria, FDR also gave us insured bank deposits–the FDIC in 1933. So before bashing FDR you ought to look at your bank account. The fact you have money in there is because your deposits were insured. You can thank President Roosevelt for that.

I'd rather Burris stayed and Durbin resigned.

Burris is the ultimate poster boy for "Deer caught in the headlights." LOLOLOL This guy would be startled by sunlight ! ! ! !! LOLOOLOL

What a clown show!

Change and leadership we can count on.

You think he should resign??????

Na......he is from Chicago!!!!!!!!!

FDR was a loser. He unleashed the scourge of social security, government handouts, and "entitlements" that has virtually bankrupt this country and created a generation of welfare saps. If truth be told, he was the absolute worst president, hands down!

I think he should do what is best for himself and he know what it is

@Deborah.You must know a lot about big Os.Hahahahahahh

I think that Dick Durbin should lay off the peanut butter. If Burris is forced to leave he should take Chris "Mr. Mortgage" Dodd along with him.

OK @An American. What is your plan?

Just let him do his job. Unless you have proof that he did something wrong then shut up. Americans are getting tired of the kindergarden crap that goes on in Washington.

Hey Deborah,if there was or is any dirt worth reporting concerning President Obama, the right-wing Kooks on Fox woulds have already been reporting it. Not only that, the right-wing fools in this country tried to do everything possible to ruin him during the Presidential campaign and couldn't. Everything imaginable was brought up and lies were told by the millions and it still didn't work. Oh well, how does one reason with a party that actually was serious about a McCain/Palin ticket? That alone speaks volumes about the IQ level of the entire Repub party.

Spirit of America, it doesn't matter whether you're a Republican or Democrat, but let's get things done for the good of the American people.

I plan on exposing Obama for the coward he is in 2012, maybe when Burris and Blagojevich spill the beans on the Messiah.

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Clyburn and the rest of the Black race card players will be up in arms about someone suggesting that Mr. Burris resign. It's racists that are calling for his resignation; a move by "The Man". There'll be riots in the streets of Chicago! How can the Whites that have been depressing the poor Blacks for so long be asking for such a thing??

When I'm done destroying Perry like a little school girl he is in the GOP primary in 2010, I'll go after Obama in 2012 for the Presidency myself.

I see these right-wing republicans on here criticizing Obama but do they really believe tax cuts would solve the economic mess we're in? I am so glad that Obama and not mentally-challenged McCain and brain-dead Palin are not trying to deal with this economic crisis. We would really be screwed then.

RESIGN MY YOU KNOW WHAT, BURRIS SHOULD BE IMPEACHED AND CHARGED WITH PURGERY.

I think Burris needs to do the honorable thing and resign. Too many backroom shady dealings- too much smoke and mirrors!

-Independent voter who voted Democratic.

Now why in gods name would Burris resign?????

He is sitting in his office right now telling himself,,,

a TAX CHEAT is now heading the United States Treasury and the IRS.
Sooooooo,I am untouchable,,, I AM a Senator for the USA. I can do no wrong.
I am Black, so that will mean I can yell racism when they target me.
I am untouchable,,, just like most of the other crooks I stand alongside every day. So what if I offered to raise money,,, we ALL do it, just some hide it better.
I am untouchable,,,,, """"""

I see these right-wing republicans on here criticizing Obama but do they really believe tax cuts would solve the economic mess we're in? I am so glad that Obama and not mentally-challeged McCain and brain-dead Palin are not trying to deal with this economic crisis. We would really be screwed then.

Wow, rethuglican haters out in full force again, aren't they? Right on, Durbin

Deborah,
I will give BUSH a year before he is tried for TREASON

Me thinks that the Ghost of Blago lives on! Call in the rabbi or priest to exorcise him.

How about having Republican Senator David Vitter resign too (for having sex with prostitutes)? Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned almost immediately after he got caught doing the same thing, but shameless David Vitter is still in the Senate, and is calling on Roland Burris to resign. Sure Roland Burris should resign, along with David Vitter and Larry Craig, the Republican senator from Idaho who was arrested for trying to solicit gay sex in an airport men's room and pled guilty before it became public and then Larry Craig decided to change his mind. So Democratic Illinois Senator Roland Burris should resign if Republican Senators David Vitter and Larry Craig also resign, and we can get rid of all 3 of them. Do we have a deal? I would also include having former Republican Alaska Senator Ted Stevens resign but that corrupt convicted felon narrowly lost re-election in 2008 by a very close margin and is no longer in the Senate, thankfully, although his idiot colleagues gave him a standing ovation last November when he gave his farewell address on the Senate floor. Anyone who participated in the standing ovation for Ted Stevens should resign, since they obviously have mental problems and are unfit to serve in high public office. And how should we fill all these Senate vacancies? Have special elections, like Democratic Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin wants added to the Constitution, an idea I support.

President Obama will most likely be the best president this country has ever had. No lies like with BUSH/CHENEY which is really just NIXON II , illegal wiretaps, etc

The best thing Pres. Obama can do is to go thru the voter registration roles and send stimulus checks ONLY to the democrats and just leave the Republiscums to fend for themselves!!!! Do that and he gets my vote again!!!!

Is Durbin speaking as a US senator, as a member of the Illinois delegation in the senate or both? The Burris matter seems to be both a national and a state issue. If the Senate Ethics Committee is investigating him for perjury, then Durbin seems to be suggesting that that issue has traction. If Durbin is speaking also as a member of the Illinois delegation, then it would appear that Burris also has problems in Illinois. If, on the other hand, Illinois is OK with Burris, then the burden depends on the senate and that may not be settled quickly. Maybe Burris is just being stubborn so he can collect a few pay checks before being carted away. Maybe he really thinks he'll be absolved both in the senate and in Illinois. Is he worth it? Beyond a vote, does he have any legislative experience or expertise that he brings to the job?

When is the DIRT going to be discovered on the Big O?

Please do not tell us what we want to hear, rather give the TRUTH....sometimes one has to cut loses, kick a recalcitrant child out of the house, turn in a friend to go to jail when they've done wrong.....it doesnt make it easy, just difficult to do the right thing. You have the power to do the right thing. Let AIG go. We've done well enough without them...what would FDR do? Or Teddy Roosevelt? Kennedy? They got this country through the most trying times we've ever had. IF you have quesations of what needs to be done do these two things: remember Vietnam....what a waste.... and find anyone who lived through the Great Depression...try learning from our past mistakes so at least if we have to make mistakes they will be new. not something that has failed us time and time again already. Titanic "too big to fail"...just remember that, history is something to learn from....

I think the majority of our politicians should resign. Durbin, I bet if someone investigated you we would be calling for your resignation as well. And then there is Obama.

America is in big trouble and Obama just keeps on making speeches and spends big time. Tonight another speech – more gloom and doom – and on to the next months speech and more gloom and doom. He keeps putting the blame on Bush, but time is running out on that – so stay tunned. Then of course there is the pictures of Obama looking all somber and deep in thought! Not thinking much about anything I would bet. I say put the all out and let's start over with real problem solvers and people that do not want to take our money and burden our children fianncially!!

you let a lying, sniveling snake like Burris into that private club and you can't get him out. This is now the 3rd Senator who still has his seat but is a total slime ball who should not be making critical decisions for the nation.

Why???
Bill Frist, Jim Craig, Ted Stevens
Did any of them resign.
Let the people of Illinois decide.

I and glad that he thinks so. I would imagine many people agree with him like the current governor of IL. I would that Burris would do that on his own. I don't think that Obama really wants to get caught up in this problem.

Racist!!

Mr Durbin, African American politicians from Chicago are exempt from any accountability. They are to be taken at their word and not questioned by those who disagree or the media!

Didn't you get the memo, Mr Durbin?

I second Durbin's emotion. Now I see why Blago picked him. Demented minds think alike.

He hasn't resigned yet? What gives?

Okay, he can put "SENATOR" on his tombstone, just let him pack up and get out of there.

That man has wanted this his whole life and I guess we'll have to pry the Senate keys out of his cold dead hands.

HA! They're not going to be able to get rid of this pathetic little man
even with the Jaws of Life!

He's already chipping away on his Ego-Tombstone, that's all he ever
wanted: "SENATOR ROLAND BURRIS"

Looks like Blago wins after all, he's making fools out of the entire
U.S. Senate.

When he does resign or is expelled. let us hope that his empty seat will not be defined as one reserved for an African-American. We've had more than enough racism in politics. Let's stop it.

Get outta there Burris before you're impeached too.

I did not have sexual relations with that brother.

Duh!