IL GOP: Meet the Junior Senator from Blagojevich
From the Illinois Republican Party
Roland Burris was sworn in as the junior Senator from Illinois. But in reality he is the junior Senator from Blagojevich.
The voters didn’t select Roland Burris, their impeached Governor did. He didn’t win this seat by promising to fight for the people of Illinois, he got it by being Blagojevich’s loyal ally.
Burris and his companies have donated over $20,000 to Governor Blagojevich, his lobbying clients have donated over $100,000, and Burris himself endorse Blagojevich for re-election in 2006, saying, “I think he’s doing a helluva job”. Just recently on NBC’s “Today Show”, Burris refused to call on Governor Blagojevich to resign.
Burris has been amply repaid for his loyalty. His consulting firm received almost $300,000 in state contracts under Blagojevich, his lobbying clients received over $3 million in state contracts, his nephew was hired for a cushy state job, and finally, Burris received a Senate seat that he could never have won in an election.
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