By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff
For all the political losers in the Roland W. Burris imbroglio, there is at least one clear winner: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein .
Feinstein seized a rare double-barreled opportunity to reach out to African Americans and bolster the strength of state executives in a single act by offering her support for Burris, whose appointment to the Senate has been held in limbo by Democratic leaders because it was made by Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich , who was impeached on Jan. 9 after being arrested in a federal corruption probe last month.
“Does
affect his appointment power? The answer is no,” Feinstein said Jan. 6 in arguing that the Senate should not block Burris. “It affects gubernatorial appointments all over America.”
Feinstein hinged her argument for Burris on the legal authority of a governor to fill the Senate vacancy — a power she would use to choose her own successor should she run and win the gubernatorial race.
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