Behind Every Bad Politican

Had I been Ron Blagojevich's PR specialist, I would have advised him to not respond to Roland Burris' appointment as Senate due to his already tense relationship with his fellow Democratic senators. The amount of furor that would abound after his speaking on or confirming Roland Burris' election would be detrimental to his success in disproving the rumors of him selling the U.S. Senate seat especially after other senators had warned him of his actions. While his trial was pending, I would have advise Blago not to make any public statements regarding the case or to make any public statements about his character or the character of Roland Burris. I would have advised him to step down from promoting Burris and to focus more attention on minimizing media spotlight and disproving the rumors. His insistence in the matter was his downfall  because his insistence on pressing Burris as Senator caused others to believe that he may well have had a hand in getting Burris the seat.