U.S. Sen. Roland Burris now acknowledges attempting to raise money for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich — an explosive twist in his evolving story on how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from the man accused of trying to sell the seat.
Burris made the admission to reporters late Monday, after releasing an affidavit over the weekend [...]

Rod Blagojevich may be a little bit crazy. If so, he’s crazy like a fox.
In appointing former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat, it looks like he’s outsmarted US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the Illinois State Legislature, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
In turning away the Senate’s only Constitutionally-designated African [...]