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Want to lay wagers the protection is about to fall?By NAFTALI BENDAVID
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel, the charismatic, powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, spoke grandly at a news conference this week about the need to fund urban projects and keep the nation competitive. Then the New York Democrat was chased down the hall by reporters demanding to know whether he was going to temporarily give up his chairmanship over ethics allegations.
"I don't see what purpose that would serve," Rep. Rangel said. "I don't think reporters should be in the position to remove chairmen, not even temporarily, especially when the reporting is false."
The exchange highlighted the danger for congressional Democrats that Rep. Rangel's problems could be a distraction as they return to Washington this week and prepare for a bigger majority. Rep. Rangel's plight creates a discordant note as the party seeks to enact sweeping overhauls. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi further roiled the waters recently by suggesting the Ethics Committee would quickly wrap up its investigation of Rep. Rangel, prompting Republicans to charge that she was trying to manipulate the process.
Associated Press
Rep. Charles Rangel is under investigation by the House ethics panel over renting apartments at below-market rates, among other things.
Rep. Rangel has been accused of, among other things, not paying taxes on rent from a Dominican Republic beach house, renting several New York apartments at below-market rates, and, most recently, doing favors for a donor to a school named after him.
He has denied any willful wrongdoing, and has asked the Ethics Committee to investigate the first two allegations. The committee announced Tuesday that it was expanding the inquiry to examine the third allegation.
The party has closed ranks around the veteran, and no Democrats have called on Rep. Rangel to step down....
It's a political observation, not an endorsement.It's cyclical. The Dems will fuck up long enough that the Republicans will look good again and they'll swap places again. In the meantime, nothing gets done by EITHER. Each is too busy keeping the collective focussed on the screw-ups of the other while business goes on as usual.
Think this economic nosedive is going to hurt any of those Congresspersons or the President? Hardly. And who do they bail out? Banks? The auto industry?
How many little guys got bailed out?
Because Bush/Cheney were sooooooooooooo clean.
I must have missed the part where you ever proved even one damned thing against them. All I EVER saw was baseless rhetoric in the lefty, repeat it until they believe it mode.
Like I said all along ... your guys stink just as bad.
You probably ought to quit worrying about Bush and Cheney because everytime I see their names I'm calling bullshit just like YOU did wheneve Clinton's name was mentioned, and go protect your glass house.
It's cyclical. The Dems will fuck up long enough that the Republicans will look good again and they'll swap places again. In the meantime, nothing gets done by EITHER. Each is too busy keeping the collective focussed on the screw-ups of the other while business goes on as usual.
Think this economic nosedive is going to hurt any of those Congresspersons or the President? Hardly. And who do they bail out? Banks? The auto industry?
How many little guys got bailed out?
Baseless rhetoric?
You really are clueless.
given the number of crooks on both sides, maybe its more the type of person that seeks out the jobsYou guys have to admit that there is something about Democrat Govenors. In Illinois, corruption is a tradition, but New York and New Jersey? Selling Senate seats and high priced hookers, it seems to bee a Democratic party traditon.
You guys have to admit that there is something about Democrat Govenors. In Illinois, corruption is a tradition, but New York and New Jersey? Selling Senate seats and high priced hookers, it seems to bee a Democratic party traditon.
given the number of crooks on both sides, maybe its more the type of person that seeks out the jobs
and no one that isnt that type would want to go through the crap you have to to get elected
sad, isnt it
given the number of crooks on both sides, maybe its more the type of person that seeks out the jobs
and no one that isnt that type would want to go through the crap you have to to get elected
sad, isnt it