Annie
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Yep, over Burris. Not that I'll be sorry to see him go, indeed not. However, he was seated to keep the Chicago connections quiet prior to inauguration. Then our own Michael Madigan made sure his amended testimony was hidden until after the stimulus vote. Now they can't wait to get rid of him.
Senate Ethics Panel Could Act on Burris Without Waiting for Criminal Investigation
So when are they going to go after the ethical investigations into Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd over their shady dealings with Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo? John Murtha? Progress on that issue has slowed to a near crawl, but Burris?
Senate Ethics Panel Could Act on Burris Without Waiting for Criminal Investigation
Senate Ethics Panel Could Act on Burris Without Waiting for Criminal Investigation
By Bart Jansen, CQ Staff
Fri Feb 20, 3:26 pm ET
The Senate Ethics Committee could complete its inquiry of Roland W. Burris within weeks and without waiting for any possible criminal case about discrepancies in statements about his appointment, lawyers familiar with the panel said Friday.
Committee investigations sometimes last months and often defer to criminal cases, such as in last year's trial of Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. But because Burris, an Illinois Democrat, has offered multiple explanations about how he was appointed, the committee could focus on how he was seated rather than results of a potential criminal charge of perjury.
"The committee could look at this and say that the core activities here really go to the Senate appointment," said Robert L. Walker of Wiley Rein LLP, a former chief counsel and staff director for the Senate and House ethics committees. "The committee could look at those as core Senate issues and we're going to look at those and not defer."....
So when are they going to go after the ethical investigations into Senators Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd over their shady dealings with Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo? John Murtha? Progress on that issue has slowed to a near crawl, but Burris?