House ethics panel: Rep. Rangel violated rules (No shock)

YahooNews ^ | 11/16/10 | LARRY MARGASAK

[AngelesCrestHighway]

WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Rangel, once one of the most influential House members, was convicted Tuesday on 11 counts of breaking ethics rules and now faces punishment. An ethics panel of eight House peers deliberated over two days before delivering a jarring blow to the 20-term New York Democrat's career. The 80-year-old Rangel was charged with 13 counts of financial and fundraising misconduct.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

I don't think much will happen to him.....It's just SOP for democrats anyway....

[Finop]

Something will happen, it’ll just take longer than it normally should because he is black.

[PalmettoMason]

Possible punishments include a House vote deploring Rangel's conduct, a fine and denial of privileges.

I think he should be forced to spend an entire weekend in a hot tub.

...And have to choose between Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank as his weekend companion.

[Dr. Ursus]

He’ll play the victim of tha’”Man!” The next clown out of the car-Maxine Waters.

[SirFishalot]

Doesn’t this now make him elegible to serve in President Obamalot’s cabinet?

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Good one!....All three

[jmax]

I can just imagine his press conference this afternoon:

"Here I am, just a poor ole' colored country boy from Harlam, representing the down-trodden black folks. I didn't know that what I was doing was illegel....how was I to know that not reporting illegel income was against the law? I've been persecuted only because I'm black."

[Mr. Wright]

Now we will see the Reverend’s Sharpton and Jackson get involved.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Fraud is exhausting work......

[quintr]

Since when does criminal activity — like fraudulently evading income taxes — become “misconduct?”