Mary Mitchell says it well, but we need to remember how Roland Burris lied or was incompetent when he was Illinois Comptroller (see below):

The chaos that we’ve witnessed over Obama’s Senate seat has little to do with Burris. Oh, he’s a selfish man who couldn’t resist Blagojevich’s gift no matter how tainted.

via Why can’t black politicians pass the torch to others? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mary Mitchell.

Burris’ integrity can be questioned. When Dawn Clark Netsch (D) ran for governor of Illinois and campaigned on the note that we would need a tax increase, Roland Burris was State Comptroller. The incumbent, James Thompson (R) made fun of Netsch’s warning that Illinois would need a tax increase.

Roland Burris (D) as the state’s chief account or comptroller * said over and over, up to and including during the last week before the gubernatorial election that the state would NOT need an income tax increase; that the budget was balanced, supporting the Republican incumbent and big-time Illinois power broker, “Big Jim” Thompson. Dawn Clark Netsch lost over her contention that responsible governing would mean a tax increase.

The week after the election, guess who called for a tax increase? “Big Jim” Thompson and the perhaps incompetent comptroller, Roland Burris, who suddenly realized the budget wasn’t balanced, and a tax increase was necessary. Burris is selfish, and out for his own interests, first and foremost. Black, white — that doesn’t matter to Burris as much as power and his impression of himself. See his mausoleum, erected by himself, for himself, if you want to contemplate an ego out of touch with the people or the good of the Nation.

*A comptroller, also known as a controller, is a very important person in any business. The comptroller supervises income and expenditures, keeping track of all ingoing and outgoing money.

The comptroller is the chief accountant in a business or other entity. Governments, for example, also employ a comptroller. Naturally, this kind of comptroller is responsible for tracking many more accounts payable and accounts receivable than the comptroller who tracks such activity for a run-of-the-mill company. Nevertheless, such companies need a comptroller just as much as governments do.