Quota Maintained

The Senate is swearing in Roland Burris to their ranks.  The soon-to-be junior Senator from Illinois has had a bit of trouble getting to the illustrious halls of Congress though.  From the scandal tied to his nominator, Rod Blagojevich, to the national poll showing that few people thought he should take the job to Harry Reid and other Senators trying to block his appointment, Roland Burris has weathered the storm with surprising grace considering his blusterous personality.  Good to know that the Senate will still have a black guy among their ranks.  Just the one, yeah.  Good thing Strom Thurmond isn't still around, he'd call him Token.

Speaking of minorities trying to get office, a Jew wants in.  Al Franken was actually elected by a mojority of voters.  In spite of this fact, neither has he already been seated nor will he be until a law suit is completed.  It could take until February.

So a Democratic governor, who has been accused of widespread corruption including but not limited to attempting to sell Obama's seat in the Senate, picks a black Democrat and the Democratic leaders of the Senate get him put in but a Jewish Democrat is elected and he Republican governor is able to block him by not allowing the Attorney General to sign his permission form?