Smelly Dem Swamp

Bill Richardson withdraws from the Obama team., "citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state."

Charlie Rangel and Chris Dodd are still there. Roland Burris is on his way.

The Democrat culture of corruption reeks. The Chicago Swamp meets the DC Swamp.

UPDATE: The Politico on the Dems tough spot. Heh:

“He's exercising his constitutional responsibilities and authority,” Burris said of Blagojevich in an interview on PBS on Friday. “One other example is with my good friend, President Clinton, was also impeached. He was still carrying on the duties and responsibility of the presidency.”

And Legal Insurrection on Dem Senate Leader Harry Reid's manueverings," Can Senate Republicans Refuse To Seat Any New Democratic Senators?" In another context:

After the East German uprisings of 1953, a Communist functionary expressed the government's disapproval of the people. Bertolt Brecht satirically called for the government to dissolve the people and elect another.