The site is registered to an old Burris buddy - probably not a hoax.
Rich Miller
· 10 months ago
Of course it's not a hoax. Just poorly done.
bored now
· 10 months ago
funny, i got the same email from senateguru. i'm glad you took the time to explain it to him...
Pot calling kettle
· 10 months ago
Unless Burris chooses to step down (which seems incredibly unlikely), the pols would be wise to learn form recent mistakes and just ignore him. Anything they say, positive or negative, will be turned on them. Offer to help him and your helping a tainted incompetent who is going nowhere. Dis him and your a disloyal racist. Try to unseat him, and you are bound to fail and look ineffective at best (he has the seat and there's no one with the authority to take it away).
At this point, ignoring Sen. Burris seems to be the best, and only, option. Time to move on.
Illinois Republican
· 10 months ago
Sounds like Steve Sauerberg is another guy who learned a hard lesson. You can't get anywhere, especially in a blue state, with an IL GOP that's completely dysfunctional.
It's too bad Steve did nothing while he had a platform to try and change that. He just stood side by side with the problem players, who were really never helping him.
He has to be a smart guy to be a doctor. He should have done some due diligence. The fact that members of the State GOP Chairman's family (possibly including Andy Jr. himself) have contributed to Dick Durbin in the past probably should have been the first clue that maybe the IL GOP's heart was never really in trying to bring down Durbin in the first place.
They just wanted a placeholder who would at least look good on paper. They just needed someone who could go through the motions and not be an embarrassment like Alan Keyes. Enter Steve Sauerberg.
Another probably decent guy who was used-up by dishonest people. Another guy left with a bitter taste who will probably never lift a finger for any GOP cause again.
But McKenna's crew doesn't care. Plenty more sacrificial lambs where he came from. There's always another sucker ready to fall for the bait and switch.
Yellow Dog Democrat
· 10 months ago
=== ignoring Sen. Burris seems to be the best, and only, option. Time to move on. ===
Do you think that Republicans are going to ignore him? HA.
Faced with a Catch 22 like this, I always ask myself: "Which is the more DIFFICULT choice?"
Invariably, the right thing to do is the hardest thing to do. And doing the "right" thing is always politically defensible, while doing the expedient thing rarely is.
True Observer
· 10 months ago
Winners and Losers -
Winners:
Blago: Six figure book and a friend in Washington who can do a lot more than get you a hired truck. Heck he just voted on a Trillion Dollar item.
Burris: One of One Hundred with no viable challenger for the primary. Everybody scared of AA Wards.
Losers:
Everyone else.
Rollin w/Roland
· 10 months ago
Did Lexi really tell WGN that the state dbudget woes could be solved with cuts? Yikes he might be headed for the Cullerton Cuts Committee
Hello Pot
· 10 months ago
Pot is right move on for now. However, I'm sure the folks who want that seat will revive the issues for the voters. Personally, pulling the race card sickens me. While I never though Burris was a good leader, I never throught he was underhanded. Now he appears to be a desperate man who is willing to do and say anthing to make a place for himself in history.
wordslinger
· 10 months ago
The only thing now that could possibly force a resignation would be something explosive on the Blago tapes, ie Burris saying "I'm seeking to purchase the Senate seat with the promise of campaign contributions."
Lebed must have come to the realization that his consulting business is now radioactive.
VanillaMan
· 10 months ago
Sauerberg's goal in 2008 was to run a great campaign. If he won - even better. But he accomplished neither. His campaign lacked creativity. He couldn't even effectively present his talking points. He was out of his league in every way.
Remember Alex Seith in 1978? That is how you run against a US Senate giant. Alex Seith knew what he wanted to say, and he knew where Senator Percy was weak in the public eye. Even though he lost, he won in that the Democrats were able to bring Percy's campaign to it's knees with Percy making a huge mea culpa for his ineffective work in the US Senate.
Durbin is another US Senate giant. He has a lot of weaknesses and Sauerberg need to use creative outreach to connect with voters so that he could deliver a one-two punch to Durbin. He needed to show a different-yet-valid negative image of Durbin, while offering better common sense solutions. He did neither.
Look at Pankau. Even better, look at Durkin. Durkin survived in 2002 by running a good campaign as a young man. He didn't really lose in 2002. His campaign demonstrated his abilities to effectively present the GOP positions in a statewide race. He still has a future, even though he easily lost to Durbin, and no one really believed he had a chance to win.
Receiving a party nomination should mean something. Running for an office should be considered a huge compliment. If you merely focus on winning - you will lose if you lose. But if you focus on being a winner - Election Day won't matter.
Pot calling kettle
· 10 months ago
The "right" thing to do with respect to Sen. Burris is nothing, because no one has the authority to pop him out of that of the Senate seat. Given that, what should Durbin do? What should Quinn do? Work with him as necessary, but that's it.
The Republicans will certainly try to make hay on the situation, but unless Burris makes it to the general election, it's hard to see how it will carry much weight. I can't imagine that Alexi or the other top Dem contenders will be posing for pictures and cutting deals with Burris.
Chicago Cynic
· 10 months ago
I know we're not supposed to launch ad hominem attacks, but Delmarie is a giant hypocrite. It's all about race now, but what about during the presidential campaign when she supported Hillary over Barack. This whole race issue is complete and utter BS! Roland is not being persecuted because he's black. He's being scrutinized because he's a liar.
Chicago Cynic
· 10 months ago
Ah, and Fred without Roland????? Now that is news.
Ghost
· 10 months ago
Is no one else struck by how similiar the Burris and Blago paths have become? losing good people over the bad decision to let PR firms take over decision making.
Hair today, gone....
· 10 months ago
It's a sad state of affairs when a US Senate appointee is less than forthcoming about the behind the sceen deal that got him the appointment and his hired PR person TOTALLY plays the race card to ward off questions and criticisim. Wile elected officials back down in fear of dissing black voters, pathetic! This just sends the message to other incompetents that playing the race card is effective and accepted. I'm so utterly disgusted.
Skirmisher
· 10 months ago
As far back as I can remember, I have always presumed that to publicly base my political position on an overtly racist basis ("I am voting for this guy because he is white, and I am against the other guy because he is black") was not only socially unacceptable but almost anti-American. Now Mr. Burrus, who once seemed to take pride in tearing down racial barriers, has rallied black racism to maintain him in his Senate seat and in so doing has brought overtly racist political statements back into the mainstream of acceptable American politics. I never thought I would see the day, quite frankly, but then I ain't from Chicago. This, in my opinion, sets us back 60 years or more and to some extent undoes much of the good of the Obama election. Thank you, Roland Burrus. No wonder your old supporters are deserting you in disgust.
All Comments
At this point, ignoring Sen. Burris seems to be the best, and only, option. Time to move on.
It's too bad Steve did nothing while he had a platform to try and change that. He just stood side by side with the problem players, who were really never helping him.
He has to be a smart guy to be a doctor. He should have done some due diligence. The fact that members of the State GOP Chairman's family (possibly including Andy Jr. himself) have contributed to Dick Durbin in the past probably should have been the first clue that maybe the IL GOP's heart was never really in trying to bring down Durbin in the first place.
They just wanted a placeholder who would at least look good on paper. They just needed someone who could go through the motions and not be an embarrassment like Alan Keyes. Enter Steve Sauerberg.
Another probably decent guy who was used-up by dishonest people. Another guy left with a bitter taste who will probably never lift a finger for any GOP cause again.
But McKenna's crew doesn't care. Plenty more sacrificial lambs where he came from. There's always another sucker ready to fall for the bait and switch.
Do you think that Republicans are going to ignore him? HA.
Faced with a Catch 22 like this, I always ask myself: "Which is the more DIFFICULT choice?"
Invariably, the right thing to do is the hardest thing to do. And doing the "right" thing is always politically defensible, while doing the expedient thing rarely is.
Winners:
Blago: Six figure book and a friend in Washington who can do a lot more than get you a hired truck. Heck he just voted on a Trillion Dollar item.
Burris: One of One Hundred with no viable challenger for the primary. Everybody scared of AA Wards.
Losers:
Everyone else.
Yikes he might be headed for the Cullerton Cuts Committee
Lebed must have come to the realization that his consulting business is now radioactive.
Remember Alex Seith in 1978? That is how you run against a US Senate giant. Alex Seith knew what he wanted to say, and he knew where Senator Percy was weak in the public eye. Even though he lost, he won in that the Democrats were able to bring Percy's campaign to it's knees with Percy making a huge mea culpa for his ineffective work in the US Senate.
Durbin is another US Senate giant. He has a lot of weaknesses and Sauerberg need to use creative outreach to connect with voters so that he could deliver a one-two punch to Durbin. He needed to show a different-yet-valid negative image of Durbin, while offering better common sense solutions. He did neither.
Look at Pankau. Even better, look at Durkin. Durkin survived in 2002 by running a good campaign as a young man. He didn't really lose in 2002. His campaign demonstrated his abilities to effectively present the GOP positions in a statewide race. He still has a future, even though he easily lost to Durbin, and no one really believed he had a chance to win.
Receiving a party nomination should mean something. Running for an office should be considered a huge compliment. If you merely focus on winning - you will lose if you lose. But if you focus on being a winner - Election Day won't matter.
The Republicans will certainly try to make hay on the situation, but unless Burris makes it to the general election, it's hard to see how it will carry much weight. I can't imagine that Alexi or the other top Dem contenders will be posing for pictures and cutting deals with Burris.