Posted on 10/08/2009 2:51:22 AM PDT by Scanian
The GOP resolution yesterday seeking to suspend Rep. Charlie Rangel's role as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee achieved its goal: not his suspension, but a public display of the Democrats' tolerance for sleaze.
With Dems in charge -- and unwilling to acknowledge Rangel's repeated lapses over the years -- no one really expected the measure to pass. So it was no surprise that members voted 246-153, mostly along party lines, to refer the resolution to the Ethics Committee -- a move meant to bury the issue further.
Again, the GOP bill was more about Democrats than Rangel. Shame on them.
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As long as Eric Holder is Attorney General my ex-congressman is bullet proof.
This was probably a meaningless effort by the GOP, but at least it’s another vote that Blue Dog Demos will have to defend next year. Imagine having to defend Charlie Rangel.
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