Blago Picks New Senator

There's nothing more dangerous than a governor with nothing to lose. Defying explicit demands from all quarters not to appoint a senator, Rod Blagojevich announced 71-year-old former Illinois AG Roland Burris as his pick to succeed Barack Obama in the Senate. "Please don't allow the allegations against me to taint this good and honest man,” Blagojevich said at a press conference this afternoon. It won't be an easy path for Burris—Senate Democrats have refused to seat Burris. "Anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the people of Illinois and, as we have said, will not be seated by the Democratic Caucus," several senators said in a statement.