"I thought he had stopped drinking" - Rangel on SOTU speech and Tax Cuts

Congressional Quarterly ^ | 1/29/2008 | Edward Epstein

[Loud Mime]

However, Bush’s vow to veto any tax increases could have ramifications for Democratic leaders who have promised to pay for any new proposals they advance.

The speech drew sharp jabs from Democrats.

“I thought he had stopped drinking,” House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel , D-N.Y., said in response to Bush’s comments on extending tax cuts. “I think there are certain things that the president just has to say, even though he knows that there’s absolutely no chance.”

[Billthedrill]

Ah, Charlie, ever the class act...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I thought Rangel had stopped acting like a demagogue...

[Bigoleelephant]

Hey, Obama! Is this the change you are talking about? Better start in your own house, sir.

[Brilliant]

Hey Charlie, why don’t you just eliminate the spending increases?

[Redbob]

No, Fat Chuckie hasn’t acquired any class...

[nuconvert]

That’s a disgusting thing to say

[Squidpup]

shabby and classless

[Always Right]

I thought Rangel had stopped acting like a demagogue...

Yep, he did. Right after I beat Roger Federer in tennis.

[Hunton Peck]

Ah, yes. I’d been trying to figure out where I’d heard Mike Huckabee’s cheap-shot style of political discourse before, and now it’s clear. Huck is Charlie Rangel, Jr.

[RightWhale]

Something wrong with that Charles B. Rangel D-N.Y. person.

[Loud Mime]

shabby and classless

prerequisites for today's democrat party....

[Palladin]

Rangel is such a nasty old man.

[brownsfan]

If a Republican had said that about a Democrat, it would be on every news outlet, and would be accompanied by outrage.

What do we hear about this?

[Dead Corpse]

Rangel. Treason with a bad haircut.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

At least we know Rangel hasn’t stopped drinking.

[Comparative Advantage]

That man is black trash, pure and simple.

[khnyny]

Rangel was grinning like a Cheshire cat last night during the SOTU.

I’d love for someone to dig up some dirt on Rangel, what a jerk.

[reagan_fanatic]

“I thought he had stopped drinking,” House Ways and Means Chairman Charles B. Rangel , D-N.Y., said as he sucked on a bottle of Ripple and scratched himself while watching dueling trailer park tramps slug it out on Springer.

[Finalapproach29er]

What an arrogant pr*ck.

We need term limits to weed out uppity congressmen.