Posted on 08/30/2009 7:44:58 AM PDT by Libloather
RANGEL UNTANGLE
DC DEMS MOVE TO SAVE HIM
By GINGER ADAMS OTIS
Last updated: 3:37 am August 30, 2009
House Democrats are willing to rally around Rep. Charles Rangel in his latest spate of tax missteps -- but only as long as no more embarrassing revelations come to light, sources told The Post.
The head of the powerful Ways and Means Committee last week amended six years' worth of financial disclosure forms and revealed he'd earned $1.3 million in previously unreported income.
That's on top of ongoing House Ethics Committee probes into four other areas of Rangel's financial past -- including failure to properly report income taxes on a Caribbean villa he owns.
But unless the Ethics Committee probes hit Rangel with something more than a slap on the wrist -- or a bigger scandal arises -- Democrats are unlikely to push him off the Ways and Means Committee, a Washington insider said.
"He doesn't strike me as someone who would go quietly, and he's not afraid to play the race card on his own party," the DC source said.
Friends like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the New York delegation are committed to keeping Rangel in place, sources said.
"Unless he's done something absolutely insane that hasn't come out yet, he's protected," said a Democratic official.
**SNIP**
"He was smart to get this new information out now, before we are back in session and working on the health-care bill," said a Republican lawmaker close to the issue.
"If he'd waited two more weeks, a lot more Republicans would be there to demand he step down," the Republican said.
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He's sill a financial "wide stancer" to me?
Any Rep that had even a fraction of this mess would have the dems and media screaming for his head
Pitchforks come to mind....
It is like an overflowing septic tank up there.
If Charlie were a white Republican, he’d be in jail by now.
This is why we need to clean all the Republicans out too! None of the Republicans are doing their jobs by demanding Rangel to step down! None of them. The whole bunch are turtle post! Useless! No balls!
Paint the entire Democrat Party with the Rangel brush!
Rex Lex. People, we are ruled by tyrants.
How about all the Republican's demand he step down? How about every Republican running for office point to Charlie as an example of the Democrat culture of corruption there? And ask their opponent why they approve of keeping this guy in place?
Jeez, enough already.
We passed "double standard" years ago. What occurs now is obscene corruption.
It’s racist to even think Charlie’s name.
Guess the ethics truce is still in force on the Hill.
A pox on both parties.
So if the IRS decides to look into my financial dealings, will I be accorded the Rangel Do-Over?
Quite possibly all that are not saying anything are up to their eyeballs as well with the same. It is the political class against the people. Why can’t most logically thinking people come to that obvious conclusion and clean the slate?
Rasmussen Reports says that 57% want to do so but I would be more interested what those 57% think about returning their own Rep.
“If Charlie were a white Republican, he’d be in jail by now.”
If he were a private citizen, he would do 5 years.
Ain’t life grand when you’re “The Kingfish”?
Through the clever use of several mirrors, Charlie The Tuna can once again see something he hasn’t seen, or used, in many years!
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