One day after I chatted with another reporter and told him that Sen. Roland Burris’s ambition and ego made a bid for another term an absolute certainty, Burris (D., Ill.) announces he won’t seek another term.

I feel a little sheepish, but the announcement is being applauded by Americans United to Ensure Roland Burris Cannot Engrave “Elected to U.S. Senate” on His Mausoleum.