Rangle doing some Wrangling?
I can’t believe this creep isn’t in prison!!
Charlie’s Angels: Rangel Just Happen to Donate to the Campaign Coffers of Three Members of the Tax Committee Charged with “Investigating” Him
—Ace
And to 119 fellow members of Congress, actually.
Why, there ought to be a law.
Oh right there is. Bribery.
The reigning member of Congress’ top tax committee is apparently “wrangling” other politicos to get him out of his own financial and tax troubles.
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Congressman Rangel has been arrogant in refusing to discuss how, as the man who writes this country’s tax laws, he failed to report over $1 million in outside income and $3 million in business transactions as required by the House, lapses under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.
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There may be a reason for Rangel’s arrogance. CBS 2 HD has discovered that since ethics probes began last year the 79-year-old congressman has given campaign donations to 119 members of Congress, including three of the five Democrats on the House Ethics Committee who are charged with investigating him.
Charlie’s “angels” on the committee include Congressmen Ben Chandler of Kentucky, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Peter Welch of Vermont. All have received donations from Rangel.
Only Welch sees something wrong with being financial beholden to Charlie.
“In an abundance of caution, he has returned all campaign contributions from Mr. Rangel,” said spokesman Bob Rogan, Welch’s Chief of Staff.
It amounted to nearly 20 grand.
An abundance of caution, eh? Or, like, a minimal amount?
Last night I had an opportunity to beat a stranger to death with a socket wrench. But I passed over the chance, out of an abundance of caution. Going the extra step to stay ethically pure.
This is the only guy who so exercised the “abundance of caution.” Everyone else is keeping the money that Rangel didn’t pay taxes on.
The most ethical Congress in “history” session.
I am beginning to think 2010 is going to be a wipeout for Democrats. If, and only if, we, the 40% + strongly disapproving of Obama and his corrupt cronies, can go around the media and get this information to the 20% of the country that is on the fence.
ht ace
