Courtesy of Ben Smith at Politico, here is a letter from Timothy W. Wright III, attorney for Senator-Designate Roland Burris of Illinois, to majority leader Harry Reid. It’s a nice bit of ...

Roland Burris speaks before a Senate committee to prove he has no connection to the Blagojevich scandal and that he is deserving for the position of Illinois Senator. Courtesy Fox News.

These whispers haven't just been crawling around the web – they've evidently made their way all the way to Illinois Senator Roland Burris (above), who has promised to look into the matter himself.