Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Rangel Temporarily Steps Down From Chairmanship

If he had any ethical standards, he would resign permanently.  But, of course, he doesn’t have any standards. 

Rep. Charles Rangel announced Wednesday he will temporarily step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, saying he didn’t want his ethics controversy to jeopardize election prospects for fellow Democrats.

The 20-term Harlem congressman held a news conference on short notice, telling reporters, “My chairmanship is bringing so much attention to the press, and in order to avoid my colleagues having to defend me during their elections, I have this morning sent a letter” asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “to grant me a leave of absence until such time as the ethics committee completes its work.

 

(8) Comments
Posted by Owen at 0753 hrs
Politics + Politics - General

  1. The Lefties are easing him out.  To unceremoniously dump him would indicate they think he did something wrong.

    Posted by Steve on March 03, 2010 at 1851 hrs


  2. It’s official now.  Democrats hold themselves to a lower ethical standard than Republicans.

    Well OK I guess it’s been official since the early 1960’s.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 03, 2010 at 2039 hrs


  3. Rangel - the ultimate poster boy for term limits.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 03, 2010 at 2055 hrs


  4. I actually agree with you, Owen; Rangel should resign from his position.  The corporately sponsored trips are the least of his alleged transgressions.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 04, 2010 at 1141 hrs


  5. Rangel’s corruption is deep, pervasive and longstanding; at a minimum he should resign his Congressional seat.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 04, 2010 at 1652 hrs


  6. No standards? You are dead wrong there Owen. Most Democrats I know have not only one set of standards… but in fact two!

    That makes em twice as good as conservatives, doesn’t it?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 04, 2010 at 1714 hrs


  7. If the issue was corporate funded trips F. Jim would have been long gone.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 04, 2010 at 1845 hrs


  8. ... and if the issue was real estate fraud Barack and Harry would both be in the lockup. What’s your point? That Rangel can commit fraud and massive tax evasion because you have some unproven partisan belief that a Republican did something you don’t like? Is that really your standard of ethics, Keith? Just admit that Rangel is a class one crook and maybe you’ll feel better about yourself.

    Or are you trying in some ham handed way to actually defend Rangel?

    Drain the swamp… lol. Nancy and her friends turned the swamp into a septic tank.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 04, 2010 at 1855 hrs


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