Roland Burris, presumptive Illinois junior U.S. Senator, has a cloud over his head.

That’s what Mayor Richard Daley says.

The Chicago Tribune writes,

“Burris ‘has a cloud over him because of the uncertainty in Springfield.'”

Well, it certainly was raining in Washington today during Burris and his attorney talked to the media.

You can tell from the umbrella.

But at least Burris didn’t say there was no cloud over his head, the way Governor Rod Blagojevich did the day before he was arrested by the FBI.

Even Senate Majority leader Harry Reid thinks Blagojevich is under a cloud.

And, if you wonder where the cartoon chicken head of Blagojevich came from, here’s the answer.