No matter whether Roland Burris is seated by the Senate or barred from joining, the man who appointed him, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), has created an embarassing circus for the upper chamber, writes Todd Beeton. After correctly predicting that Democrats would win the White House and bigger majorities in Congress in 2008, Jonathan Singer forecasts in 2009 obstruction tactics by Senate Republicans, a Democratic primary loss for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and progress on healthcare reform but no new law until 2010.