Chicago Politics: From Scandal to Surrealism to Burris

Too strange. Blago's pick for US Senate: Roland Burris.

Radio host David Boze at MyNorthwest.com:

Roland Burris, Blago's pick for United States Senator, has built a monument to himself...literally. The mausoleum he built for himself in Oak Woods Cemetery on Chicago's South Side includes a bold text "TRAIL BLAZER" and a list of "MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS" just in case anyone walking through the graveyard wants to see what a powerful man he was...or is since he's still alive. AWESOME WEIRD