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With all the outlandish statements and actions coming from Governor Blagojevich, it takes a lot to make us shake our head in disbelief. In another example of his ability to confound, Governor Blagojevich has risen to the challenge yet again.
Faced with political death, the Governor and his minions are striving to take his critics down with them. Accordingly, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is fair game because he opposes the seating of any Blagojevich appointee, including Roland Burris, in the U.S. Senate to fill out the rest of President-Elect Obama's senatorial term.
Today the Sun-Times is reporting that Senator Reid called Governor Blagojevich before he was arrested and discussed possible appointments to the Senate. Roland Burris was not among Reid's suggested candidates. In the article the Governor's spokesman Lucio Guerrero suggests the call may constitute a conflict of interest, "The governor thinks it does show that Reid has candidates in mind and Burris wasn't one of them, which may cause a conflict." The article doesn't indicate how many times it took Lucio to make the statement without laughing.
So, Team Blagojevich thinks Reid may have a conflict of interest because Reid failed to include Roland Burris on his list of suggested candidates. However, I haven't heard Lucio or anyone else who works for the Governor suggest the Governor may have a conflict of interest because HE WAS ARRESTED IN PART FOR TRYING TO SELL THE SENATE SEAT.
If you really think Reid's call rises to a conflict of interest but the Governor's conduct is unremarkable, then I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.
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