# Impeach Roland Burris

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 14, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870 "2009-02-14T21:54:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/141 "2009-05-30T21:45:44Z")

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Well. not all! There’s…ah…well, there’s…um…bound to be somebody!

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/142 "2009-05-30T21:58:58Z")

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Colin Powell isn’t quite a scumbag.

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**Author:** ![Digital\_Stimulus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/143 "2009-05-30T22:09:21Z")

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> [@Captain\_Carrot](#):
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> Colin Powell isn’t quite a scumbag.

Of course, I hear tell that he’s not _quite_ a Republican either.

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**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/144 "2009-05-31T01:41:58Z")

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> [@Captain\_Carrot](#):
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> Colin Powell isn’t quite a scumbag.

Not only that! Our Dicky is actually willing to [accept him as a member of the family](http://thinkprogress.org/2009/05/28/cheney-powell-welcome/) once again!

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> Yesterday, Cheney went on CNBC and walked back his remarks. He said that he never meant any “offense” to Powell and “wasn’t seeking to rearrange his political identity”:
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> CHENEY: Well, we’re happy to have General Powell in the Republican Party. I was asked a question about a dispute he was having, I think, with Rush Limbaugh, and I expressed the consent, the notion I had that he had already left since he endorsed Barack Obama for president. But I meant no offense to my former colleague. I wasn’t seeking to rearrange his political identity.
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Well, isn’t that big of Cheney. Bless his heart.

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/145 "2009-05-31T04:00:03Z")

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> [@Captain\_Carrot](#):
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> You don’t need to dodge and weave when you hold strong majorities in both houses of Congress, as well as the White House.

Apparently, with Reid, it’s just a habit. “Battered Senator Syndrome”, I think it’s called.

-Joe

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**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeach-roland-burris/485870/146 "2009-05-31T04:02:33Z")

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> [@Carol\_Stream](#):
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> Party before country (state), then. I thought that was supposed to be bad, or has it changed now? :rolleyes:

Suddenly have a problem with it, do you? Make up your mind, is it something to be lauded or criticized? :rolleyes:

-Joe

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