Apparently Harry Reid and Senate Dems are going to concede Obama’s seat to the Blago/Burris dynamic duo.
My new year’s resolution for Reid and crew: calcium supplements to stiffen the spine!
Late Update: Reid and Durbin are holding presser at 11 ET. We’ll see what happens there.
Later Update: Regardless of what you think about whether Burris should be seated, seating him now just substitutes one spectacle for another: the Burris circus for another Reid capitulation.
Later Update: TPM Reader JS chimes in:
I respectfully disagree. While a little spine certainly wouldn’t hurt Sen. Reid, I would rather see the Wizard bestow on Reid and crew a little foresight. Reid and the rest were stupid to react so prematurely to the Blago tapes by denying his eventual Senate appointee. Reid had and has no legal case; Blagojevich is presumed innocent and indeed hasn’t, and won’t for some time yet, even been indicted. Reid unnecessarily painted himself into this corner and now has egg on his face. A stiffer spine in this case would only make matters worse.
