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July 31, 2010
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO.... Rep. Charlie Rangel's (D-N.Y.) ethics charges are obviously generating a lot of attention, but the issue will likely become even bigger if there are two long-time House members facing allegations at the same time.
In the meantime, there are now eight House Democrats calling on Rangel to resign. They were bolstered, at least indirectly, when President Obama told CBS's Harry Smith yesterday, "I think Charlie Rangel served a very long time and served -- his constituents very well but these -- allegations are very troubling.... He's somebody who's at the end of his career. Eighty years old. I'm sure that what he wants is to be able to end his career with dignity. And my hope is that it happens." By all accounts, the president's comments didn't change matters for Rangel, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus were reportedly annoyed by Obama's criticism -- not because Rangel is innocent of the ethics allegations, but because Rangel "served our nation with honor and distinction for more than four decades, before ... the president was a twinkle in his parents' eye." As for the charges themselves, a investigative subcommittee of the House ethics panel that oversaw the two-year probe into Rangel's alleged wrongdoing recommended that the New York Dem "be punished with a reprimand, rather than a more serious censure or expulsion from office," a recommendation that may carry "significant weight with the full 10-member House ethics committee." While the Rangel and Waters allegations will no doubt be welcome news to Republicans, who'd love to exploit the ethics controversies for electoral gain, the GOP should probably be reminded of the dangers of throwing stones in glass houses. —Steve Benen 9:30 AM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (11)
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Can we please look at the republican members & conflict of interest eg Cantor/Bank bailout of his wife's bank, all of our government members with interest in oil companies (stock) health ins sock (versus how they voted) Issa's dealing in foreclosed properties - and a big one - Roy Blunt's entire record, and of course Ensign. Posted by: js on July 31, 2010 at 9:44 AM | PERMALINKThat Democrats actually do hold their politicians accountable is a stark difference from the way the Republican protected Tom Delay, Ensign, Sanford and all the others. It's an easy case to make and I don't see why it's not being played that way. Posted by: The Sandtress on July 31, 2010 at 10:09 AM | PERMALINKthe congressional black caucus is irritated at Obama's comment because he and Rangel are black. period. So here they get to add another item to their 'Obama's a sell out' list. Do you think they'd be annoyed if this were another non-black colleague? if the cbc really cared for Rangel, they would have warned him to cut this crap out a long time ago. Posted by: Alli on July 31, 2010 at 10:16 AM | PERMALINKLook, Rangel broke the law. Let me repeat that. Rangel BROKE THE LAW He has illegally used 4 rent controlled apartments. He didn't report income from an off shore house on his tax forms. I wonder if he included them on his tax returns. I assume what Senator Ensign did was a worse crime but don't compare people and say that it is OK because what I did was not as bad as what you did. Charlie Rangel should be forced to resign. Posted by: neil wilson on July 31, 2010 at 10:50 AM | PERMALINKwilson: Look, Rangel broke the law. Let me repeat that. Rangel BROKE THE LAW Some people think that guilt or innocence is determined through an investigation and trial. Silly people. Posted by: cr on July 31, 2010 at 10:55 AM | PERMALINKToss him in jail. If he's above the law, then definitely Bush, Cheney and company are. Posted by: Bob M on July 31, 2010 at 11:16 AM | PERMALINKAny inequalities in the media coverage of these stories has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Rangel and Waters are blackity black black, and Ensign is... not. Posted by: stinger on July 31, 2010 at 12:53 PM | PERMALINKCR wrote: "wilson: Look, Rangel broke the law. Let me repeat that. Rangel BROKE THE LAW Some people think that guilt or innocence is determined through an investigation and trial. Silly people." I agree completely. OJ didn't kill his ex-wife or Ron Goldman!!!! Posted by: neil wilson on July 31, 2010 at 1:45 PM | PERMALINKwilson: I agree completely. OJ didn't kill his ex-wife or Ron Goldman!!!! I see. From now on, we'll just have you, Madame DaFarge, and some dumb racist asshole decide who's guilty or innocent. (there may be some redundancy in that list) Posted by: cr on July 31, 2010 at 2:36 PM | PERMALINK I am presuming that the reason Rep. Rangel hasn't yet resigned is because he is attempting to "negotiate" charges that would be less onerous; ie, nothing illegal, just morally and ethically inappropriate. Will the talking heads at Fox News explode since both members charged with ethics violations are African American. Posted by: lib4 on August 1, 2010 at 7:51 AM | PERMALINK
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