Yes.

Regardless of Blago being a greedy scumbag, he is still the elected governor of Illinois, and according to the law, he has the right to appoint the replacement for Obama’s senate seat.

Yes, under the stinky cloud of self interest he raised, he should have resigned and let another make the choice.  Burris will always face a bit of cynicism due to the whole situation, but the law is clear:  Blago has the authority.

Harry Reid and the Senate are meddling in state politics and they need to stand back and let the states conduct their business.

So far there is no indication that Burris bribed Blago for the appointment, so I do not see the point of Reid’s interference.

I do find it ironic that Reid will stoop to interfering in a clearly legal selection, and at the same time tell Coleman to not utilize his legal option to contest the recount in Minnesota.

While Reid did agree not to seat Franken (something that was a pointless gesture anyway, as Franken cannot be declared the winner and seated until the legal challenge is answered in court), the fact is that Reid has no business in either race, until the laws of the states in question have determined the respective winners.