Does it surprise anyone about Burris?

I really think that saying the Republicans are being racist over the Burris situation is really ridiculas; the only reference I have heard to it being a racist issue is from Burris supporters (Democrats) and black Democratic members of the House. I look at it simply as if Senate rules require the signature of a second state official to certify that the election/ignment is legal then that is a requirement. The Constitution does give the governor of a state the right to appoint a replacement Senator but whether or not that negates the requirement for certification is a legal question and if Mr Burris disagrees with that then he should file a federal lawsuit and get an answer. The Republicans are using the same rule in the Franken situation, which has nt been publicized as much, and Minnesota state law states the election cannot be certified until after any legal challenges are resolved. I am wondering if the backing down in the Burris case is so that they can seat both Burris and Franken. If that is what is being planned/done and they seat both Burris and Franken then the legal challenge (counting absentee ballots which were challenged and not counted by the Democrats in MN is successful and Franken really lost it raises the question of anything he voted on being legal, does he "retire" as a former Senator, and so on. The Burris Case in my opinion is mainly racial but it is not racist activities by the Republicans or "neocons" but racist activities by the Democrats and liberals.