I like this. I am sure some will see him as ducking the issue but I see it differently. I think Obama is wisely allowing the Senate to do it's work as legally perscribed.

Nice to see that happen.

Obama refuses to take stand on seating Burris
Jan 7 12:04 PM US/Eastern

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama has declined to support giving his vacated Senate seat to former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris.

Obama told a news conference on Wednesday that the decision on whether to allow Burris to join the Senate is one for the Senate to make.

He said he has known Burris for years and would be happy to "work with him" if he ultimately gets seated but that he can't go further than that.

Burris' appointment to take the seat that Obama has vacated has been entangled in a controversy over the fact he got his appointment from embattled Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY-uh-vich) of Illinois.

Ya, but Burris told folks it was ordained by god that he should be in that seat. Don't we have enough ego maniacs in government.. I have to wonder just how well Obama knows this guy if he worked with him. I can't help but be suspicious of anyone who thinks god ordained their involvement in politics.

It was probably a good move by Obama to distance himself but I am not sure he did so for the reasons stated. I think we wants to be as far away from the stinky stuff as possible. Could be wrong.......

I hate to say this, considering that I voted for Obama, but I am getting the suspicion that Obama is a bit too much of a pleaser in some ways. But hoping I am just being cynical.