Roland Burris, Senator-Designate from the State of Illinois, has been denied a seat in the United States Senate for now. The newly-appointed successor to Barack Obama reluctantly accepted the appointment by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, after expressing his total disgust at the “appalling behavior” [sic] of the Governor--who is accused of trying to sell Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder. His disgust at the behavior of Rod “Big Bucks” Blagojevich was apparently trumped by the fact that he, Burris, is the smartest, most experienced, most qualified person in the entire State of Illinois and there was no person in the entire state who was more qualified to serve in the Senate. Therefore, according to Burris, it was incumbent upon him to hold his nose and accept the appointment as United States Senator, for the good of Illinois, the United States and the world.
