Blago: 1, Senate: 0

It looks like Rod Blagojevich has got his way in terms of his appointment for the Senate.

Senate Democrats expect to seat Burris

You have to admit that Blago was clever in his selection. By choosing an African-American, the Senate had to decide whether to stand its ground and risk the perception of an otherwise all-white group denying a seat to a person of color or seat Roland Burris and be accused of waffling on its principals. The Senate took the lesser of two evils and Roland Burris will become a junior Senator from Illinois.

Despite Blago's victory, you have to look on the bright side. He didn't sell Obama's vacant seat to Burris so he lost out on an opportunity to make an illegal profit. And he is still facing impeachment in the state legislature. So he'll still be facing difficult times despite this victory.

Besides it's not the end of the world that Roland Burris is becoming a Senator. He has solid civil rights-era cred and he's been well-regarded by many including Barack Obama.