The State Journal Register:
Roland Burris, please phone home. Or at least post an e-mail address on your U.S. Senate Web site.
The junior senator from Illinois is a tough man to contact, as is his staff. Ask Wayne Lovern of Chatham, who said he called Burris’ office in Washington five times on Tuesday and got nothing but busy signals.
“I find it very frustrating,” said Lovern, who wants to tell Burris what he thinks about the economic stimulus bill pending in the Senate.
“What I started doing is sending an e-mail to (U.S. Sen. Dick) Durbin and another one (also to Durbin) saying, ‘Would you please take this to Roland Burris?’”
Darrel Thompson, Burris’ chief of staff, said the senator’s office is doing its best to answer phones amid high call volumes. But Lovern isn’t alone. Bill Franklin of Springfield also wanted to tell Burris how he should vote on the economic stimulus package but couldn’t get through to anyone. Franklin said he’s resorted to Googling Burris to find some way to contact the senator but with no luck.
“I thought it was silly that a U.S. senator couldn’t get his e-mail up and running within days of taking office,” Franklin said.
The State Journal-Register began calling Burris’ office last Friday but didn’t get in touch with Thompson until 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The newspaper got busy signals, an answering device that took a message that wasn’t returned and an answering device that said it couldn’t take a message because the mailbox was full. On Wednesday morning, a live person answered the phone and provided an e-mail address, Senator_RolandBurris@burris.senate.gov.
Someone from Burris’ office subsequently left a voice mail but did not provide a callback number. When a reporter tried calling Burris’ office number, it was either busy or was answered by the answering device with a full mailbox.
Maybe Burris needs to take a ride to the cell phone store and pick up a MetroPCS phone to reach out and touch someone - Hello, Hello, Hello!
2 comments:
Burris only wanted the job he knows many things will come out but you can't take the fact he was a freshman Senator of Illinois off his grave stone. Look if anyone thought G-Rod was crazy this will prove them wrong. Remember when you lay down with dirty dogs you come up with fleas. Burris knows his actions over the years were all the pay for play and other illegal acts. As he even campigned for G-Rod and called him a long time friend. What do you think friends like G-Rod want from their friends. Burris pushed hard and fast to get that appointment because he know the process will take longer to get rid of him. The people of Illinois were right not to have anyone in the Senate Seat until a new Govenor was appointed. But Burris used the race card old man card and any other card he could going on every station to push this confirmation as fast as possible.
Jackie I believe Rod Blago had to pick someone fast, take a look at my post on my site on Jesse Jr. the other contemplated choice, more skeletans in his closet.
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