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Thrill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:05 AM
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MSNBC reporting Burris to show up today at Swearing in
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 08:06 AM by BrentTaylor
Wow. Why would he put himself through this?
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:12 AM
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1. Because LEGALLY he is the Senator from Illinois.
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geek tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 08:41 AM
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2. Because he's an egomaniac with no sense of dignity.
Exhibit A:
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olkaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:31 AM
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3. wtf, details on the picture por favor.
Is that REALLY his gravemarker waiting for him? Unbelievable!
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JTFrog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:48 AM
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6. Yes it really is. He's even left room to add more details of his trail blazeriness. n/t
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:49 AM
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7. Note the inscriptions
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 09:49 AM by IWantAnyDem
Every time he gets a new job, up goes another inscription.

I bet he's already paid for "United States Senator", even though he'll never be seated. Reid will fight it for the next two years if necessary.
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olkaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 10:48 AM
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9. Unreal.
I am not of fan of Reid's but I hope he keeps up the fight. This guy is nuts.
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:32 AM
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4. Hot damn!
Keep the cube rats updated.


:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:48 AM
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5. Because he's a major league asshole
Edited on Tue Jan-06-09 09:48 AM by IWantAnyDem
who was not legitimately appointed to the Senate.
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SuperTrouper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-06-09 09:53 AM
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8. Someone said Blago and Burris do not know the difference of being spectacular or being a spectacle
Burris is a sad spectacle.
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