Once again, Illinois State Senators are calling for our good friend Roland Burris to exit stage left. One imagines a Dem Party master of ceremonies furiously giving the neck slash signal to end dear Roland's dance routine, but he just keeps twirling away and starts to remove items of clothing.

At dagblog, we've tried our best to get rid of Roland. We've shamed him, ridiculed him, and called him bad names. We've begged, pleaded, and promised to promote his mausoleum. The dude won't go. Even as the righteous State Senators from Illinois proclaim their righteous dismay, Roland is touring the state explaining how his conclusion that he would "catch hell" if he held a fundraiser for our other good friend, Rod Blagojevich, proves that he is a man of profound integrity.

The problem is that unless the honorable Roland Burris commits an impeachable offense, the only person who can make Roland Burris go is Roland Burris, an idea which does not appear to hold much apeal to him. This is a guy who is so egotistical that he named his children Roland and Rolanda and had the word "Trailblazer" and a list of his accomplishments chiseled into his mausoleum. His grasp of reality is so twisted that he seems to believe that he can actually convince people that he was ethically opposed to holding a fundraiser for Rod Blajojevich in order to get Obama's Senate seat. I would not be surprised if he has convinced himself that he was actually ethically opposed to it. He is immune to reason, shame, and probably even waterboarding.

The point is: Roland ain't going anywhere, and we can't get rid of him until the next election. So sit back and enjoy the show. Just be sure to avert your eyes if he drops trou.