Charles Rangel is untouchable. Charlie Rangel can be caught in bed with a dead boy, and he would still hold his job.
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Great point. Truer words have never been spoken. He would claim that he was set up and his constituents would believe him.
Hell, if DC Mayor Marion Barry can get caught on tape smoking crack in the 80's and still get elected, anything is possible.
As Thomas Jefferson said (paraphrasing) "Democracy guarantees that people will get the government they deserve."
I grew up in Louisiana. Huey P. Long set the bar on political crimes and getting away with it.
"As Thomas Jefferson said (paraphrasing) "Democracy guarantees that people will get the government they deserve."
How true - just take a look around...
Every time a new political scandal breaks...
Every time a senator is caught with his pants down around his ankles...
Every time a congressman says or does something stupid and offensive...
We're looking into a mirror and we don't like what we see.
The only difference between them and us is that everyone knows what they've done.