[livius]

It’s odd that Rangel is the only Dem so far to criticize the IRS. I don’t know if this was to deflect from himself (Charlie Rangel, famous tax cheat) or if perhaps he had a moment of morality. I lived in his district in Upper Manhattan and initially he was actually was very good and seemed to be concerned about everybody of any color and was particularly interested in stopping the drug gang invasion.

But then I guess he got on the DC gravy train, particularly because of his (marginally visible) race. Sad, because he could have been better than he was.

[Theodore R.]

Jack French Kemp used to gush over “my friend Charlie Rangel.” Ditto “my friend Al Gore.”

[Old Yeller]

It’s odd that Rangel is the only Dem so far to criticize the IRS.

Notice though that Rangel is saying that it all just came out of the Cincinnati office. Rangel is a willing participant in misleading information.