As an Illinoisan, I am mightily P.O.'d at how the whole Blagojevich/Burris affair has been handled.
From day one, I have argued that the Illinois legislature should have called for a special election. However the national Democratic Party and local Dems decided it was too risky and better to have the devil you know than the devil you don't, despite an overwhelming cry for special elections by the Illinois citizenry.
Predictably, we have the mess we are currently dealing with. Follow me below the fold for a possible solution...
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