U.S. senator Roland Burris just cannot catch a break these days; between the allegations of fundraising for the Blagojeviches, the omitted information on the sworn affidavits and the calls from both Republicans, Democrats and newspapers for him to resign, he apparently has few friends to back him up.  Add one more person to the list as Illinois governor Pat Quinn called for Burris to give up his seat on Friday.

Quinn said that it was a mistake for Burris to accept the Senate appointment from former Illnois governor Rod Blagojevich; the announcement comes at a time when Burris is undergoing heavy criticism for amending his account of how he was appointed to the Senate. 

For those of you who haven’t had a chance to get up to speed on the burris saga, what happened is this.  Burris initially stated that there was no discussion of him doing any favors in exchange for the Senate seat; but he would admit later that he did discuss the vacancy with Blagojevich’s cronies.  Burris further said that he was asked to raise money for Blagojevich but could not find anyone to contribute. 

Since all of this has transpired, Burris has quit speaking publicly and answering questions about the timeline of his Senate appointment.  This looks like trouble for Burris, folks.  When more devlopments on the Burris situation become available, The Republican Temple will have them for you.