WASHINGTON - The Senate ethics committee admonished a U.S. senator today for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the Senate seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee recommended no action beyond the letter.

Sen. Roland Burris was appointed by disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and driven from office after he was accused of trying to sell the U.S. president’s vacated Senate seat.

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trout4me

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Not quite the same standard the dems demanded for Scooter Libby.

 

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7samurai replying to trout4me

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When have the dems ever held themselves to the same standards they hold us to, or even had standards to begin with?

 

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SantyClaus2010

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What a shocker.

Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, reigning over a gang of miscreants, malcontents and thieves.

When Pelosi said she was going to 'drain the swamp' of corruption on Capitol Hill, little did we know she was going to drain it right back into their own houses of Congress.

 

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springbok

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Perhaps there is still time to clear Rangel before Christmas as well!

 

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negal

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Shocker no punishment, Wow guess they really think we're stupid.

 

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formersailor

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Higher standards? There's a laugh I really needed on such a lousy day!

 

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RTMBoston

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Did Milk Carton Martha handle this investigation? It sounds like her MO....

 

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patthepainter

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Now Chris Dodd can have a new drinking partner.

 

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EmptyPockets1

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No one really thought they would have to stomach to censure an african american democrat did they?

 

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jopmcg1

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Once again a democrat is not prosecuted when crimes are committed.

 

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