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Illinois has some mighty odd politics. 

Anyone who doubts Roland Burris’ qualifications to serve as the next senator from Illinois may want to head to Chicago’s Oak Woods Cemetery.

There, Burris, whom embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed to succeed President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate on Tuesday, has erected a granite mausoleum listing his many accomplishments.

Under the seal of the state of Illinois and the words “Trail Blazer,” Burris, 71, has listed his many firsts in granite, including being the state’s first African-American attorney general and the state’s first African-American comptroller.

The memorial also notes that Burris was the first African-American exchange student to Hamburg University in Germany from Southern Illinois University in 1959.

There appears to be enough room to add “U.S. senator” to the memorial, but Burris may never get a chance to serve in Washington.

Posted by Owen at 2302 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

1. So, his qualifications for Senator are that he’s a self-serving, arrogant ass? 

   He’ll fit right in.

   Posted by Steve on January 01, 2009 at 0744 hrs
   
   
   

2. So he has his very own, personalized mausoleum?  Kind of like a “brag board?”  Ew.  We like ourselves, don’t we?

   Posted by GAMazy on January 02, 2009 at 0838 hrs
   
   
   

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