“Many members” of Congress suffer from the same disclosure issues as Rep. Charles Rangel (D.N.Y.), one of his allies said Wednesday.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) downplayed the seriousness of allegations against Rangel that he failed to disclose sources of income and pay taxes on some properties, saying that many lawmakers suffer from innocent lapses in judgment when filing mandatory financial disclosure forms.
“I want to tell you, there are many members who, if you go back over all of their records, over all of the years, you’re going to find that there were disclosures that were not made,” Waters said during an appearance on MSNBC Wednesday morning.
No, really: do tell. Just give us a second to get a couple of witnesses, some recording equipment, and an officer of the court or two. We’ll be needing names, dates, time of day, and of course any and all accomplices to these… disclosures that were not made. It’ll be a thing, and I know just the person to run it, too.
Seriously, why is Rep. Waters left alone to wander through the halls of Congress without supervision? Have the Democrats lost all semblance of professional pride?
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Let's Investigate All of Them Then, Including Maxine
Spartan4Life (Diary) Wednesday, October 7th at 8:49PM EST (link)She might have swerved into something here.
How does she afford her Sarah Palin Designer Glasses, after all?
Spartan4Life (Diary) Wednesday, October 7th at 8:52PM EST (link)“Beisbol(Congress) been very,very good to me!”
Garrett Morris, SNL about 20 years ago.
Professional pride?
azred (Diary) Wednesday, October 7th at 8:56PM EST (link)They are full of pride. They just see things differently. Ethics are just that nuisance thing you have to sort of pay attention to, but if you get caught, it’s just not a big deal – unless you are on the other side of the aisle of course. Then it’s a call for censure, resignation or impeachment I tell ya!
The pride that fills these people and the halls of Congress is not professional pride, it is pure and simple – ARROGANCE!
Shades of the House banking scandal
Kyle-MI (Diary) Wednesday, October 7th at 10:26PM EST (link)Reminds me of the same attitudes resulting in the House banking scandal in 1992 when a huge number of Representatives were allowed to overdraw on their checking accounts. They don’t have to follow the same rules that the rest of us lowly ordinary citizens must.
Tax Cheat Rangel Fends Off Challenge by 12-foot Alligator to Retain Tax Committee Chairmanship and "King of the Swamp" Title
melvinwinter Thursday, October 8th at 12:23AM EST (link)http://optoons.blogspot.com/2009/10/tax-cheat-rangel-fends-off-challenge-by.html
That should be "a mop".
Tbone (Diary) Thursday, October 8th at 12:38AM EST (link)“Seriously, why is Rep. Waters left alone to wander through the halls of Congress without supervision?”
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
For once Maxine told the truth
bk (Diary) Thursday, October 8th at 4:33AM EST (link)BTW her net worth is around $5M give take a million or two. Not bad for a life of public service. Her husband earned most of the dough it seems – played pro football for a while and then became a Mercedes Benz dealer.
Hey madam speaker
redpens (Diary) Thursday, October 8th at 5:23AM EST (link)I thought this was going to be the “most open, most ethical Congress in history. Oh yeah I forgot, that doesn’t apply to the Democrats/Communists.
Hey maybe we can
oklahomajon Thursday, October 8th at 6:15AM EST (link)Hey maybe we can give Queen B____ of the universe a pink slip 2010 and maybe get rid in 2010 oh well have a great day everybody
Hey maybe we can
oklahomajon Thursday, October 8th at 6:15AM EST (link)Hey maybe we can give Queen B____ of the universe a pink slip 2010 and maybe get rid in 2010 oh well have a great day everybody