This is total BS!

Senate Ethics Committee Censures, But Doesn't Punish, Burris

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The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished a Democratic senator for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama.

The U.S. Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished a Democratic senator for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee did not recommend any punishment.

Click here to view the letter.

http://ethics.senate.gov/downloads/pdff ... 112009.pdf

Sen. Roland Burris was appointed by disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and driven from office after he was accused of trying to sell the Senate seat.

The committee's told Burris that while it found no violations of law, "Senators must meet a much higher standard of conduct."

The committee wrote Burris that his phone conversation with the former governor's brother was inappropriate. It says Robert Blagojevich called Burris on Nov. 13, 2008, seeking to raise funds for his brother, and Burris appeared to agree.

Burris welcomed the news.

"I am pleased that after numerous investigations, this matter has finally come to a close," Burris said in a written statement.

"I thank the members of the Senate Ethics Committee for their fair and thorough review of this matter, and now look forward to continuing the important work ahead on behalf of the people of Illinois," he said.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11 ... sh-burris/