The Democrats have made it clear that they don’t give a tinker’s dam about Rep Rangel’s numerous ethical lapses, as even this Politico article makes clear (via Instapundit):
That ethics cloud still hangs over Rangel, but colleagues say it’s not limiting his ability to negotiate a sweeping package of tax cuts being pushed by President-elect Barack Obama.
“Charlie has been fully involved,” said Washington Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee and a longtime Rangel ally.
“I wish he’d slow down,” joked Rep. Joe Crowley, a fellow New York Democrat. “We’ve kept up a very vigorous schedule.”
Since the beginning of the year, Rangel has met regularly with party leaders, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), as well as with members of the Obama economic team to hash out an ambitious package of tax cuts that will eventually become part of the massive economic stimulus bill.
I agree, there should be a cloud over the man, as a perusal of this tag should make clear. But that would imply that the Democratic Party was willing to – or even interested in – do anything to control or discourage his behavior. But they aren’t. But they won’t. In fact, they’re going to reward… Rep…. Rangel by scrapping term limits for committee chairmanships. So, when the ethics investigation “clears” Rangel – which it will; he is a Democrat in a Democrat-controlled Congress, and Speaker Pelosi is notoriously indifferent to her own party’s corruption scandals – he will even get to keep his job of oversight of your tax burden.
This is a thing that is happening. If you have a problem with me pointing it out, I am sorry to hear that: but I am merely the messenger.
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Rangel and Ethics
doc4169 Saturday, January 17th at 10:57AM EST (link)Through the years NYC politics have been tainted by Democratic Party politicians. Does anyone remember Adam Clayton Powell, Rangel’s predeccesor?
Had Rangel been a member of of the Republican Party he would have been tarred feathered and run out of D.C. on a rail. As many Republicans have been lately.
There are quite a few Democratic Party Politicians who are just as corrupt and unethical as Rangel.
The Party is still adding to the list today.
We have Hillary Clinton ‘Pay for Play’
Tin Geithner tax evader,
Chris Dodd the sweetheart deal king,
Eric Holder the protector of terrorists,
Solis and Browner the Socialist Queens of Obama.
I guess it is true what Moveon.org claimed. They own Obama now.
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Pelosi and her swamp
doc4169 Saturday, January 17th at 11:29AM EST (link)Seems that the promise Pelosi made to clean up the swamp of corruption is failing. She has just created a swamp deeper and wider that ever.
It is a sad representation
Jeff Weimer (Diary) Saturday, January 17th at 11:34AM EST (link)of the current state of political thought in newsrooms that we cannot get enough critical reportage of Rangel’s criminal misdeeds that would cause the house leadership (Pelosi) to actually feel they need to do something about it. It is the sad fact that we don’t have a friendly reporter willing to risk his career to chase this down – or an editor willing to bang the drum.
Contrasted to, say, the instant, shrill, and LOUD condemnation of Trent Lott, and that took a few degrees of separation to find the point of outrage. Or Allen and “Macaca”. To name just two instances.
The only big recent scandal covered by the MSM and created by anti-Republican forces was Rathergate, and that held the irresistible lure of bashing fellow journalists. Of course, it wasn’t broken by fellow journalists – It fit their ideas too neatly to question the premise. But boy, they took it and RAN. I guess if you can’t lift yourself up, the next best thing is to tear the next guy down.
And media outlets like the P.I. wonder why we don’t pay attention anymore….
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