The end of our long national nightmare

Illinois has two US Senators.  Senate Democratic leaders said that Roland W. Burris will be seated thus resolving our long national nightmare.   Senator Burris is nothing if not persistent - he's run for Mayor of Chicago (once), the US Senate (once) and the job he really must have wanted, Governor of Illinois (3 times) losing each time.  He seems like a nice guy, but he comes across as whiny and pathetic on television.  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.  Mr. Burris is being used by that immaculately coiffed, foul-mouthed, greedy, incompetent hack known as the embattled governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich.  He was only appointed in a desparate attemp to curry favor with and build support in the black community.  This appointment was the governor's way to strike back at President-elect Obama, Senate Democrats (both of whom thought he should resign), and  Jesse Jackson, Jr ( who informed on him), and Decency and Common Sense.  It's fairly safe to assume that before he was indicted, Gov. Blagojevich had no intention of appointing Mr Burris to Obama's seat.  Hardly anyone outside Illinois state politics and the Burris family had even heard of him.  How did he suddenly become so qualified to be the junior senator from Illinois?