Burris Takes Senate Oath

Roland Burris was sworn in as Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate today.

Of course, the fact that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick has been seated does not mean the governor is out of the woods yet. The stage is still set for his Illinois Senate trial later this month.

I guess that leaves only the Minnesota Senate seat to be accounted for.

The latest I've heard on that is that the dispute will extend well into next month if Sen. Norm Coleman's proposal for his lawsuit to be conducted in stages is accepted.

Al Franken was supposed to submit his timeline today. As of this writing, I've seen no indication that he has done so.