Blago's appointment of Roland Burris to the Obama Senate seat was greeted with widespread praise for the designee as an honest man swimming untainted in the Chicago political sewer. But disturbing indicators of something other than a distinguished elder statesman keep coming to light. The latest discovery comes from Politico, via Ace. It seems that as state attorney general, Burris pressed for the execution of a man so obviously innocent that prosecutors resigned in protest rather than pursue the case.Ben Protess of Poltiico writes:While state attorney general in 1992, Burris aggressively sought the death penalty for Rolando Cruz, who twice was convicted of raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in the Chicago suburb of Naperville. The crime took place in 1983. But by 1992, another man had confessed to the crime, and Burris' own deputy attorney general was pleading with Burris to drop the case, then on appeal before the Illinois Supreme Court. Burris refused. He was running for...(Read Full Post)