Obama to Dems: Get Burris seated. Pronto

The Big Cheese hath spoken:

“Obama had spoken to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday on the need to find a quick solution to defuse the dispute, according to Democratic officials. Reid was told by Obama that if Burris had the legal standing to be seated - despite controversy surrounding his appointment by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich - it should be done “sooner rather than later,” said an Obama transition aide, speaking on condition of anonymity because the conversation was private.”

Not any more, it ain’t.

Here was Keith Olbermann on the story:

And here’s more of an explanation of Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats’ behaviour, courtesy of Keith and the always brilliant Chris Hayes: