Every time this guy opens his mouth, he descends further down the rabbit hole.His most recent eye popping statement is brought to us via the excellent political blog Clout Street where the Chicago Tribune's Ashley Rueff and Rick Pearson give us this headshaker: U.S. Sen. Roland Burris today said he shouldn't be blamed for any lack of candor while under oath earlier this year before a special Illinois House panel about his appointment to the seat because his duty was only to answer the questions posed by the committee members and nothing more. Briefly speaking to reporters at the Illinois Department of Employment Security, Burris said it was not his responsibility during his January appearance before the panel weighing then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment to go out of his way to describe how he got Blagojevich's appointment. "See, you all have got it all backwards," Burris said. "It is not upon a person who is testifying to go out of his way on...(Read Full Post)