Posted by Jed Lewison on Tue Dec 30, 2008 at 7:24 PM Pacific

Roland Burris changes his tune on Blago

A couple weeks ago, Roland Burris was calling Blago's actions "reprehensible" and "appalling."

Now, he's defending Blago, saying he is "innocent until proven guilty" and refusing to take a position on resignation.

It goes without saying that innocent until proven guilty is an important criminal justice concept, but this isn't about putting Blago behind bars, it's about whether he should be able to appoint a U.S. Senator to a senate seat he tried to sell.

There's just no way around the fact that anyone he appoints is tainted by the fact that he tried to sell the seat, and the fact that Burris changing his tune on Blago makes it seem even worse.

Roland Burris changes his tune on Blago

A couple weeks ago, Roland Burris was calling Blago's actions "reprehensible" and "appalling."

Now, he's defending Blago, saying he is "innocent until proven guilty" and refusing to take a position on resignation.

It goes without saying that innocent until proven guilty is an important criminal justice concept, but this isn't about putting Blago behind bars, it's about whether he should be able to appoint a U.S. Senator to a senate seat he tried to sell.

There's just no way around the fact that anyone he appoints is tainted by the fact that he tried to sell the seat, and the fact that Burris changing his tune on Blago makes it seem even worse.

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