Obama Weighs In on Blago-Burris

Looks like the President-elect is as eager of the rest of us to see Rod Blagojevich’s ploy to install Roland Burris in the U.S. Senate relegated to a weird YouTube-ready quirk of history. Just emailed from the transition:

“Roland Burris is a good man and a fine public servant, but the Senate Democrats made it clear weeks ago that they cannot accept an appointment made by a governor who is accused of selling this very Senate seat.  I agree with their decision, and it is extremely disappointing that Governor Blagojevich has chosen to ignore it.  I believe the best resolution would be for the Governor to resign his office and allow a lawful and appropriate process of succession to take place.  While Governor Blagojevich is entitled to his day in court, the people of Illinois are entitled to a functioning government and major decisions free of taint and controversy,” said President-elect Obama.