The sad, pathetic Roland Burris

February 19th, 2009 at 09:51am Linda Grist Cunningham

If actions speak louder than words, then it’s probably OK for me to draw these conclusions about Illinois’ junior U.S. senator, Roland Burris. Unlike many journalists who’ve covered Burris’ political career or questioned him in editorial boards, I haven’t. I know as much about Burris as the average bear, which means just what I read about him and watch as he does things.

Here are my conclusions beginning with “time to resign, Mr. Burris.” So pitiful a thing is he, much more so that his mentor Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former Illinois governor. Burris just doesn’t seem the brightest bulb in the box. Everybody says he’s a nice guy, but I haven’t heard anyone praise his intellect.

He appears to want to be a titled senator so much that he happily groveled and was willing to pay to play. That’s like the school yard misfit standing against the fence and hoping, pleading, praying that the cool kids would pick him for their Red Rover team.

First he says he’s pure as Ivory soap and never did anything other than say casually, “hey, Rod, I’d sure like to be a senator.” Now Burris is pedaling a whole different story, probably because he’s been told he may be going to get caught with his tales showing. Again, like the outsider kid who whips up whoppers so he can be part of the cool crowd.

This isn’t a school yard at recess. Time, Mr. Burris, to put aside childish ways.

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