Although I'd never heard of Roland Burris until his attempted appointment by Gov. Rod Blagojevich yesterday, I've got to say, I'm amazed this guy said yes. What was he thinking?
The phone call must have gone something like this:
Ring! Ring!
Burris: Hello?
Blagojevic: Hey, Roland, it's Rod.
Burris: Mornin', governor.
Blagojevic: Yeah, so, there's this Senate seat that needs filling. I'm the one who gets to decide who gets it. And I'd like it to be you. Interested?
Burris: You had me at "Senate." When's the press conference?
If this Burris fellow had any sense at all, it would have gone more like this:
Ring! Ring!
Burris: Hello?
Blagojevic: Hey, Roland, it's Rod.
*click*
Blagojevic: Hello? {pause} [Expletive deleted]!
Mrs. Blagojevic: (in background) [Expletive deleted]!
