Posted on 07/22/2010 4:02:36 PM PDT by AtlasStalled
Rep. Charlie Rangel, the former chair of the Ways and Means Committee out of Harlem, NY who resigned the position last March under an ethical cloud, has now been charged by the Ethics Committee as reported by The Associated Press:
The committee did not immediately specify the charges against the Democrat, who has served in the House for some 40 years and is fourth in House seniority. The announcement by a four-member panel of the House ethics committee sends the case to a House trial, where a separate eight-member panel of Republicans and Democrats will decide whether the violations can be proved by clear and convincing evidence.
The investigation against Rangel has focussed on multiple issues -- including failing to disclose millions of dollars in assets and failing to report income on a Dominican Republic rental property -- and the New York Post breaks down the sordid details which have dogged the lion of the House over the years.
(Excerpt) Read more at bitterqueen.typepad.com ...
Ok, so, ...?
Here’s the video you advertised but didn’t link:
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/msnbc-1276421-question-charles.html
Adios!
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and at his funeral in years to come, theyll say “yeah, he had ethics problems....but he was just a poor young man from Harlem....and just did it to get elected”
I really hate that Charlie Rangel guy. Even before I knew he was a crook he annoyed me.
Remember that the Democrats totally control the place, so this has nothing to do with Rangel committing crimes, but raw, naked power.
The House leadership is based on seniority. Rangel is the 4th most senior Democrat in the House, which automatically elevates him to the chairmanship of the very powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
In order of seniority, the three House Democrats more senior than Rangel are John Dingell, John Conyers, and Dave Obey. So this brings up the first question:
“Is it likely that any of these three may lose in the upcoming election?”
If so, this would move Rangel to chairmanship of the *most* powerful committee in the House, the Committee on Appropriations.
In short, Charlie Rangel would control the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States. Currently chaired by Dave Obey, who is a toady and lickspittle to Nancy Pelosi. If Rangel became its chairman, Nancy Pelosi could “pound salt”, because Rangel is no friend of hers.
I will also add that Rangel is not part of the socialist-communist cabal, because though very liberal, he also fought in the Korean War, demonstrating enough heroics to earn both a Bronze Star and Purple Heart while under heavy fire in North Korea.
This alone is good enough reason for the socialist-communist cabal to hate him.
So it will be very interesting to watch this, though very hard to tell what is really going on.
Obey’s not running.
I am surpised this was not announced on Friday at 5pm.
Finally!
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