CHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday called on fellow Democrat Roland Burris to resign from the U.S. Senate, saying the controversy surrounding Burris' appointment to the seat was hurting the state and his constituents. Meanwhile, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Burris must explain the conflicting statements that have put his appointment in peril and should take time this weekend to "certainly think of what lays in his future."
Quinn praised Burris as an honorable man, but said a shadow hangs over him after revelations the senator attempted to raise money for disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who appointed him, and failed to disclose multiple conversations with Blagojevich advisers.
"To step aside and resign is, I think, a heroic act and I ask Roland to do that," Quinn said at a news conference.
"Like he said before, he's asked the public and officials to stop the rush to judgment and to allow all of the facts to come out," O'Connor said Friday.
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