Durbin blames Cong. Bobby Rush for seating Burris

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin now says that Illinois congressman Bobby Rush race-baited him into supporting Blagojevich crony Roland Burris being seated in the Senate. I don't even know what to say. I would have hoped the senior Senator from my home state would have had the backbone to stand up to the congressman-who-cried-race. Having said that, I could imagine Durbin making the calculus that it wasn't worth losing black support for the Democratic party, especially after Obama undercut Reid and Durbin by indicating he'd support Burris even if they wouldn't. There were weak knees all around. It only makes it all the more sad that someone had to play the race card too. I hope Bobby Rush is proud of his man Burris. Not exactly the ambassador I'd want representing my people.