Maxine Waters: It’s Ok That Charles Rangel Is Corrupt Because Everyone Else In Congress Is
I don’t know whether to applaud her for honesty or complain about her cavalier attitude toward corruption and unethical behavior.
Many members” of Congress suffer from the same disclosure issues as Rep. Charles Rangel (D.N.Y.), one of his allies said Wednesday.
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) downplayed the seriousness of allegations against Rangel that he failed to disclose sources of income and pay taxes on some properties, saying that many lawmakers suffer from innocent lapses in judgment when filing mandatory financial disclosure forms.
“I want to tell you, there are many members who, if you go back over all of their records, over all of the years, you’re going to find that there were disclosures that were not made,” Waters said during an appearance on MSNBC Wednesday morning.
Republicans are seeking to force Rangel from his position as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee by offering a privileged resolution from Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) to mandate Rangel step aside.
Is it just me, or does it seem like in the past when politicians reached a certain level of scandal they resigned and hid under a rock somewhere instead of digging in and clinging to office? These days not even revelations about sleeping with a hooker or looking for gay, adulterous sex in airport bathrooms is enough to shame a politician out of office.
