Cirque de Senate

California Senator Dianne Feinstein has echoed common sense calls for seating the next junior Senator from Illinois, Roland Burris. Majority leader Harry Reid will finally check his ego at the Senate door and remember that, as a nation of laws, there is no legal authority to bar Burris from his seat.

Illinois Governor Blago Fonzerelli played the Democrat controlled Senate like a dime store fiddle. When the Senate unanimously stated last week that any appointment the Fonz made would be denied entry to the Senate, Blago threw caution to the wind and said the hell with ya, appointing Burris to fulfill the remainder of President-elect Obama's Senate term.

Burris is a fine man and tested public servant that managed to serve scandal free in Illinois for several years. That alone should be cause for celebration.

Heck, all Burris wants is to join the same club that housed the likes of Jessie Helms, Larry Craig and Strom Thurmond. By comparison, Burris appears to be a throwback to an era where politicians were statesman.

Let Burris in, pack up the circus and get to work.