Posted on 10/25/2010 7:38:17 PM PDT by Nachum
The ethics cases against Reps. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) and Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) highlight an odd paradox: that many other members of Congress do similar things but are not facing charges.
On March 4, 2009, Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced a witness at a hearing promoting renewable energy interests: Brooks Hurst. Congressman Graves failed to mention that Hurst was an old friend. The congressman also left out that his own wife and Hurst invested money in the same Missouri fuel plants.
Congresswoman Waters argues that is the same thing she's accused of: helping a good friend and his company, where her spouse owned stock. Yet Waters is the only one facing an ethics trial.
Then there's Congressman John Carter (R-Texas). On Oct. 7, 2009, he criticized Rangel for, among other things, failing to disclose income. "These are all violations of the rules of the House," Carter said in an interview about Rangel.
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So, instead of denying the charges, just say the Republicans do it too? Does anyone think there is more to this? The Dems are in charge. If they had the goods on Repubs, they would do something about it. They don’t, so they say the Dem crimes are meaningless since “everybody” does it...
Can’t help but feel there’s a “rest of the story” being left off. One commenter mentioned that Waters’ husband was a partner and not just a shareholder.
Yikes, Graves is my Rep. He’s a good conservative but very quiet and seldom makes news. I didn’t like what he did but it doesn’t outweigh his voting record which I love.
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