This is quite amazing, as ABC, like lots of media outlets, continues to jack up the racial angle to the Blago-Burris story.

From ABC's David Wright:

“Not since Mr. Smith came to Washington, in that old Frank Capra film, has an idealistic senator appointed by a corrupt party boss been so unwelcome at the Capitol. But at least Mr. Smith got his seat,” David Wright reported on ABC's “Good Morning America” Tuesday. “But it's also distinctly possible the scene will look more like 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?' The senators may seem out of touch, if this overwhelmingly white group refuses to admit the one and only black man seeking to join their exclusive club.”

Wright went on to stress that Burris' “only sin” was that he was appointed by a “tainted politician,” which may represent new heights in the art of the understatement.