Senate Rejects Burris

Pop some corn and pull up a chair, it's about to get good:

(CNN) – The secretary of the U.S. Senate on Monday rejected the certificiate of appointment for Roland Burris, named by Illinois' controversial governor to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, according to an aide to the secretary.

The aide said Secretary of the Senate Nancy Erickson rejected Burris' appointment because it does not conform with the Senate rule requiring that the secretary of state — in this case, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White — must sign the certificate of appointment along with the governor.

White has declined to sign the certificate, siding with some Senate Democrats who say Burris should not be seated because of the cloud over Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is accused of trying to sell Obama's Senate seat.

According to a Democratic source and a Democratic Senate leadership aide, without the signed certificate Burris will be denied access to the Senate floor.

I wonder if Roland Burris will have this little career milestone chiseled into his monument to himself?

Burris is on his way to D.C. and is planning to show up for work tomorrow at the Senate chamber. I hope there are cameras showing the Sergeant-at-Arms blocking a black man from entering the Senate. It might be the end of Harry Reid.