Today House Republicans sent a message to Rep. Charlie Rangel a Democrat from New York. Essentially stating they want you out. It appears that the 40 year veteran of Congress, and longtime chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee can’t manage to abide by the very laws he helps to write.
Today House Republicans tried to pass a resolution to remove Congressman Rangel from his chairmanship following a long dingy laundry list of wrongdoing. Of course House Democrats quickly put down the effort to remove the embattled congressman in a brazen show of partisanship and zero regard for the taxpayers who vote them into office.
So much for transparency huh Speaker Pelosi! What happened to draining the swamp? What happened to the most open and ethical Congress in history? Just check with The Moderate Voice for Nazi Pelosi’s standing on the issue.
Charles Rangel - Chairman of House Ways and Theives Committee
It’s not difficult to see why Rangel doesn’t want to lose his position as chairman of the House ways of THIEVES Committee. Quite obviously it lends itself well to tax evasion, and other forms of fraud.
Why other House Democrats aren’t trying to distance themselves from the congressman is beyond me when you consider their reaction inside the halls of Congress to the recently unveiled scandal of ACORN. Speaking of which, I’m sure by now Congressman Rangel has informed all of his staffers and aides not to speak with any pimps prostitutes or other nefarious looking characters.
Charlie Rangel is serving the House of Representatives for 40 years, here is a list of things he will undoubtedly be remembered for the most:
- A failure to report $3 million in business transactions from 2002 to 2006.
- A failure to disclose $1.3 million in outside income from 2002 to 2006.
- The undervaluing of his assets by $780,000 in 2007.
- The refusal to reveal a bank account valued at $500,000.
- The refusal to list the sale of a Harlem brownstone in 2004.
I must say that’s not what I want to go down in history for after 40 years of public service.
To add insult to injury Foxnews recently reported:
In June 2009, the House Ethics Subcommittee opened a probe of Rangel’s trips to conferences in the Caribbean, and in August Rangel disclosed more than $500,000 in previously unreported assets.
“These are glaring tax violations and he has paid no penalties or interest,” said John Stone, a spokesman for Rep. John Carter, R-Texas, who is leading the effort to oust Rangel from his post.
For a much deeper analysis Michelle Malkin has the skinny.
Congressman Rangel has screwed the citizens of New York so badly for so long they need their own support group. They need a special place in prison for people like him. I like to think Hell already has one.
What can I say it’s got Cracked World when lawmakers help lawmakers break the law.
