Post by dgriffin on Feb 20, 2009 7:45:13 GMT -5
Black ministers may rethink backing Sen. Burris
CHICAGO (AP) — Many of the city's most influential black pastors supported Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate, even though his name had been put forward by then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Now that support may be waning.
A faction of black ministers plans to ask for Burris' resignation following revelations that the senator tried to raise money for the disgraced governor who appointed him, one of the ministers told The Associated Press on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because a meeting with Burris had not yet been scheduled.
People who have supported Burris are torn between feelings of anger and betrayal and a desire to keep the only black senator in the country, said Laura S. Washington, a politics professor at DePaul University and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times.
"They're disappointed, embarrassed and worried that the seat will be in jeopardy," Washington said.
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jIn_4o9RrQAFmFndgvt5kAg2z3DgD96F9E5O0
A hopeful sign, I think, that we have black leaders who believe in accountability, unlike the ilk of Al Sharpton back here in NY.