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Connolly (D-VA), Nye (D-VA) Keep Rangel Donations

By: Brian Faughnan (Diary)  |  March 5th, 2010 at 10:40 AM  | 

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Charlie Rangel’s offenses are serious enough to have prompted an ongoing ethics investigation. They are serious enough to warrant his stepping aside as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. They’re serious enough that there’s a real question as to whether this is the end of his political career. And they’re serious enough that 27 House Democrats have decided to surrender the donations he made to their political campaigns.

But freshmen Representatives Gerry Connolly and Glenn Nye apparently think that Rangel has gotten a bum rap. At least, that’s the logical interpretation of their insistence at keeping the money Rangel gave them – as the Virginia GOP reminds us.

What will it take for Connolly and Nye to do the right thing – as one of their own home-state Democratic colleagues has already done? Defeating them in November seems to be the only way to convince them of the error of their ways.

HT: Virginia VirtuaCon

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  • Nelson Head

    Gerry Connolly is probably going to support the Health Bill again even though it will be the death knell for his re-election. He won on Obama’s coat tails with the independent voters, particularily in Prince William County; that vote will go to his opponent in November. This dirty money from Rangel would have helped with his campaign.

    Many people who liked his pragmatic approach to solving problems wonder how Connolly could add another un-funded entitlement to the exploding debts of this country. The moral imperative of “providing” medical care to the poor seems to be his guiding principle; but funding this new entitlement with debt, which is the only way it will be funded since Americans will not pay the high taxes required, will lead to a bigger debt bubble than the sub-prime mortgage mess that caused the current recession.

    Isn’t protecting the value of our money and economy a moral imperative worth supporting?

    • proudgop

      has full list and its quit long

      http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/03/charities_win_i.php

      • Nelson Head

        My that’s quite a list of friends and supporters for the former Ways & Means Chairman. And who says money can’t buy you love.

  • Castor

    BYE; BYE
    to Connally and Nye.
    In Virginia ,they will be 2 of the 4 that we will see no more,
    especially if the wolf shows up at Boucher?s door!

  • SusanAnne Hiller

    He got $21,000 from Rangel. Dont think he gave it back.

  • JadedByPolitics

    let him keep that dirty money because his vote for HCR will be his undoing in November!