[Libloather]

Second House Dem calls for Rep. Charles Rangel to resign
By Shane D'Aprile - 07/27/10 08:03 AM ET

Rep. Walt Minnick (Idaho) is the second House Democrat to call for Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) to resign after the House ethics committee charged the 80-year-old congressman with multiple violations last week.

Minnick, who represents one of the country's most conservative congressional districts and is seen as vulnerable in 2010, follows Rep. Betty Sutton (Ohio), who on Friday became the first Democratic member to call on Rangel to step down.

In an interview with IdahoReporter.com, Minnick said "now that the investigation is complete and provided the facts are as alleged, I think it's clear that he should resign from Congress."

Rangel has said he has no intention of resigning, but the Democratic leadership is working to avoid what would be a public ethics trial sometime in September.

The full charges against Rangel are set to be revealed Thursday, at a trial convened by a subpanel of the ethics committee. Speaking to reporters again Monday, Rangel said he doesn't expect the trial to be pleasant but that it would offer "a sense of relief."

Rangel has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/111047-rep-minnick-calls-for-rangel-to-resign

[WayneS]

Put an “R” after the name of the accused and see how fast ol’ Steney calls for a resignation.

[Red Badger]

The sharks smell blood in the water..............

[LibLieSlayer]

He will be slapped on the hand and he will continue to steal from America until he dies of natural causes. Being an elected black dim... he can neither be a racist or guilty of a crime..

LLS

[freespirited]

“Mr. Rangel has to do what Mr. Rangel believes is appropriate and proper,” Hoyer said.

In RATspeak, this roughly translates into "We'll have Obama call him and tell him to resign ASAP."

[drypowder]

Equal justice my aching a$$. If you're not in the ruling class and didn't pay your taxes you'd be fined and escorted to the gray bar hotel. The current selective enforcement of our laws is not what our founders expected of us.

[Las Vegas Ron]

What's up with Baaawney Fwank, didn't he have to step down a while back from his oversight position amidst corruption charges?

[Jacquerie]

The only crime that will get a rat bounced by his fellow vermin is unelectability. It may be a close call in this case of egregious criminality, but I would put narrow money on Rangel hanging on.