From last night’s All Stars.

On Sen. Roland Burris amending his testimony to acknowledge conversations he had with Rod Blagojevich’s brother:

His problem is that it’s obvious that he may have told the truth, but surely not the whole truth. He withheld information.
But, secondly, he might actually have lied in saying that he hadn’t had contacts with the representatives of the governor. He now says that the contacts were at a time when he hadn’t — he didn’t think he was being considered. So he makes a distinction here.
I think the bottom line is that legal perjury he probably will escape, but he’s guilty of political chicanery. And what that means is that he won’t be indicted and he won’t be driven out of office, because his slipperiness is matched only by his tenacity.
He will stay in office, but for reelection in 2010, I think it will be a terrible mistake, and I think he knows that he will be humiliated if he does. So, ironically, it might help Democrats, because he would be a weak candidate who might lose that seat.