Focus on Blagojevich
Re “Senators call appointment unwelcome,” Dec. 31
Isn’t Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s appointment of Roland Burris less scandalous than Richard Nixon’s appointment of Gerald Ford as vice president?
In the latter case, we had a president clearly in trouble appointing his successor. In this case, we have a boneheaded governor showing that he, foolishly or not, has guts.
I think the appointment should be weighed on its merits. Let all of the outrage be focused on simply removing Blagojevich from office because, honestly, that is the real engine behind this fury.
Vince Jordan
Los Angeles
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