Maxine Waters: It’s Ok That Charles Rangel Is Corrupt Because Everyone Else In Congress Is

Proof • October 8, 2009

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.

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http://Array brain trust

Is it any wonder that 84% of the population would just as soon throw everyone out of congress? How did Earl the pearl vote on this one? I imagine he covered for him.
robert108

Let’s not distract from what Waters said about Congress, shall we? Waters is expressing her view of her politics; she isn’t entitled to speak for anyone else. I think Clinton made that excuse popular.
http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

No it isn’t.

Actually the big difference is that the Leftie base won’t speak out against
Rangel.
robert108

“Everybody does it”; the typical leftie excuse when caught.
sayanything-2

“Maxine Waters: Itâ€™s Ok That Charles Rangel Is Corrupt Because Everyone Else In Congress Is”

Okey dokey!!! That means I can do whatever I want. Cool beans!!!
sayanything-342

This is the same excuse ACORN is using. “Everyone else does it”

Re-elect no one in 2010/2012
sayanything-2

Goon! You should apologize,,,,to the morons of the world!
sayanything-342

I’d also change the presidents term to one six year term and thats it. They all spend to much time campaigning after year 3 as it is. Obama is in permanent campaign mode.
sayanything-4204

Term Limits……..1 term in congress….1 term in Med. security prison….

Who said it……I’d rather be governed by the 1st 500 people in the Phone book than by the Liberals we have in there now….

Thomas Sowell stated Liberals are forever scratching away at the thin crust that separates Civilization and anarchy………and as of late I think they got out the pik-axe
sayanything-287

First there have long been two standards, one for the Right and another for the Left.

Next, liberals tolerate almost everything morally, ethically and spiritually from fellow liberals, so they simply are not to be judged by the same standards as those on the Right that trumpet and promote higher moral, spiritual or ethical standards.

Next, if anyone on the Right has ever done something wrong, their failures justify anyone on the Left doing the same thing without penalty.

It is also the product of a unique black mindset, being that blacks are always picked on because of skin color, they have many past injustices to overcome because of color, they are entitled to make up for lack of power, money and position in the past because of their color, so if they do things normally considered wrong, their race has to be taken into consideration or it is racism.
sayanything-2

Forbidding lawyers from being involved in government, at all levels, would go much farther towards cleaning up the lawyer’s mess we all are in right now.
sayanything-106

Maxine waters is a moron.
sayanything-2

Not that everyone in Congress is corrupt, like her. Everyone already knows that.
sayanything-1439

108,

We can’t lay that in total at the feet of the left. Our side has some problem children as well.

The right more often than not walks the plank though. The left stands tall amongst their fellow criminals and blend in so well that we no longer see them for what they are.

atease
robert108

Voters can always enforce term limits. Waiting for the politicians to limit themselves is a fools’ game.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Coburn is good. Ron Paul, though I disagree with him on foreign policy. A few more but not many.
sayanything-3444

Term limits would absolutely go a long way toward cleaning up the mess. Limiting the time that congress is in session, along the lines of the Texas state legislature could help as well.
sayanything-277

If congress had term limits than I think corruption would be less of a problem.
sayanything-7697

The real point is they are basically ALL crooks, republican or democrat. Its our own fault for sending there and continuing to do so. It is on US to fix this problem.

The toilet bowl in Washington called congress is full. It doesnt matter if the “matter” in the toilet is blue or red, it all smells bad. Time to flush it all away before it overflows on us. Flushing time is election day, and like in real life, sometimes it may take a few flushes to make all the waste go away, but it has to be done so we can clear the air and start fresh
sayanything-2361

I was the same but the last few elections pushed me over and I’m all for term limits now. Even just a mandatory break, that would be fine. Everything is so entrenched.

Heh. I’d vote for change.
sayanything-453

What does Maxine know that we don’t?
sayanything-4416

Yes, and they did so much to achieve those goals once they took power in 1994.

Say, when did they pass that darned balanced budget amendment anyway?

Especially those magical years between 2001 and 2007- SIX YEARS that they controlled EVERYTHING- and all they did was double the debt. I mean, you people expect Obama to have ended 2 wars, passed health reform, rescue the economy, paid back all the debt and drop the deficit to zero in NINE MONTHS!

They had SIX YEARS!!! How can you people still support those idiots??
sayanything-453

“I did not do it”; the typical rightie response prior to being faced with the facts.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

Of late the right hasn’t been walking the plank. Vitter and Craig are prime
examples, as is Sanford.
sayanything-7697

Which ones do we keep, in your opinion?
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

What about limiting service to two consecutive terms? Then after you’re out for a term if the people want to re-elect you they can.

I like that better.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

No conservatives were talking about while Republicans were in power too.
sayanything-277

Rob, your idea has merit since it is the entrenchment that breeds complacency, arrogance and corruption. Besides being out of office for a term, the former legislator would have to find a real world job.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I don’t think all incumbents deserve to be tossed out. There are a few good ones. Just vote for the person…not the party.
sayanything-4416

Yes, republicans always trot out the term limit pony when they’re in the minority.

Just like the “balanced budget amendment” reagan was always whining about as he broke the bank, something carried further by the bushes.
http://sayanythingblog.com robport

I go back and forth on term limits. Of late I find myself favoring them.

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