Thinking About States Beginning With Ill

So, Roland Burris, Rod Blagojevich’s go-to guy when he needs a quick ten or fifteen thou, is now being examined by the Senate Ethics Committee. Gee, and Congress was thinking that everything would be smooth sailing even though Burris’s senate appointment was made by one of America’s most corrupt officials.

But here’s what I’m thinking:

I’m thinking that if it had not been something in regards to Blagojevich, Congress may still have found other reasons to declare him not a good fit with the rest of the group. After all, many senators are now returning from their latest retreats and may cotton onto the fact that he’s the only one who’s black. Or that he’s the only one who regularly pays his taxes.

I’m also thinking that they should have had an idea that Burris would leave no line uncrossed in his quest to be appointed Senator. They should have known that Roland’s already commissioned his own monument to himself listing his accomplishments. And he’s left way too much blank space yet to be filled in for him to be wasting time trying to actually win an election.

But most of all I’m thinking that Congress could have saved themselves some trouble by having another look at Blagojevich’s deleted eBay listing for the vacant seat. They might have realized that ethical problems may lurk in the future if they had just noticed that the high bidder was listed as kingroland2016.