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Charlie Rangel will not resign…

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  July 27th, 2010 at 08:00 PM  | 

RESIZE: AAA

…and will ride this puppy all the way down, bless his heart.

For those living in a cave, Charlie Rangel* (D, NY) is about to get served with ethics charges by the House Ethics committee for committing ethical violations (mostly involving real estate) beyond the power of the House Ethics committee leadership to plausibly overlook… not that they didn’t try their best.  In keeping with this tradition of benign overlooksight, it turns out that Rangel met with the Ethics Committee Chair Zoe Lofgren (D, CA) without any pesky Republicans around to hear about any particular deals that Rangel might or might not have been willing to make to avoid embarrassing the Democratic party in public.  I can’t imagine why the GOP would be worried about that, though: it’s not like Rangel gave three Democratic members of the Ethics Committee campaign money… oh.  Right.  He did.

The report is now that there will be no resignation, that there was no deal made, and if the Democrats want to try him for ethics charges they can just go ahead and do that.  I enthusiastically endorse this stance of Rep. Rangel’s.  I would also like to remind the Republican members of the Ethics Committee:

  • Jo Bonner
  • Mike Conaway
  • Charles Dent
  • Gregg Harper
  • Michael McCaul

…that sparing the feelings of Charlie Rangel is a particularly poor hill for a Republican to die on.  I encourage them to consider that truth most seriously, should Chairwoman Lofgren suddenly remember their existence and attempt to recruit any of them in a scheme to let that old warhorse of the House down easy.

Moe Lane

*His opponent is Michel Faulkner.

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

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  • Franz Prince of Dogness

    (or any Democrat for that matter) and “puppy” in the same diary.

    Thank you.

  • throwback59

    bitter end. Weeks, months, years! After all, what has a man except his reputation. To walk away now, just to make life easier for his fellow dems, serves no purpose except to undermine the very concept that a man is innocent till proven guilty.
    In the interest of Liberty & Freedom, and everything this country stands for, Mr. Charlie Rangel must fight on.
    Justice demands no less.

  • http://www.neoavatara.com/blog neoavatara

    If Dems really believe they have ‘drained the swamp’ let the trial go on. Facts are facts, right?

  • http://www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com SoFiMil

    n/t

  • joayn
  • pamela1631

    Needs to make a careful choice and soon

    1. admit wrong doing, pay back all his ill gotten gains and resign.

    or

    2. Get turned into a pillar of salt or smoldering pile of goo by a much higher power than thou,

    A rational man would choose wisely.

  • cactusjack

    Charlie Rangel and Charlie Wilson, both House Democrats of several terms in Congress,both known for unconventional life styles, played too close to the edge, and had many friends and enemies – but what a difference! One of them:
    1. never perjured himself under oath; never broke promises he made in office;
    2. Generally kept his mouth shut and kept the promises he made (what a novelty on Capitol Hill!);
    3. Never deceived anyone as to who he was, or who his friends or contributors were;
    4. Never ever forgot where he came from;
    5. Loved this country more than his career or personal gain;
    6. Left Congress (clandestinely decorated) with honor after he had decided it was time to go.
    7. Far as we know did not enrich himself while in Congress.
    Can you guess which Charlie it is? (Groan) Times have changed and Dems have really changed.

  • http://spendenforcer.com/ vortigernpendragon

    Recent statements by Democrats are going to hurt their efforts to hold onto Congress. Not only will Rangel fighting to the bitter end keep his corruption charges in the news, but you may have heard that Harry Reid told the leftist wacko convention (or whatever it’s called) in Las Vegas this past weekend that the Democrats intend to take another stab at the public option.

    My thinking is…keeping fighting and keep talking Democrats.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a-mGHsqsmI

  • Joliphant

    By being suchan obviously corrupt he has served to remind everyone why limiting the power and size of government is important.

  • RedBeard

    There’s nothing quite as much fun as watching Our Gang (Democrats) perform their amateurish acts on that rickety stage with the curtain of sewn-together rags.

    Charlie Rangel is apparently going to be Alfalfa, trying desperately to sing in key but failing miserably. Who should play Buckwheat, Spanky, Darla and Porky?

  • proudgop

    way to drain that swamp Pelosi

    the only draining happening is with the botox injections

  • rpopp23

    I saw an article on him in NR last week and sent the guy $50. No joke – the guy personally called me to thank me the next day. I thought it was a great personal touch. He is the definition of a true longshot – but I would LOVE to see us take that seat.

  • spainishirish

    and make sure he spends it only on ethics attorneys.

  • redtillimdead

    Needs to stay and fight this until the 2012 election, and max out on contributions to Obama and the DNC, and then be expelled by the Republican congress to show zero tolerance for corruption.

  • Adjoran

    And no later. Resigning before the case becomes public ends the House’s jurisdiction over him – he will no longer be a member. He can take the pension, be satisfied with what he’s gotten away with already, and probably land a gig with Fox News for beer money. If the specifics don’t get out in excruciating, sordid detail, he can count on the Holder DOJ to find no reason to pursue him.

    If he fights to the bitter end, his case reminds the public of Democratic corruption as the election approaches, and the stark evidence of his criminal behavior will be too much for even Holder to ignore.

    It’s a beautiful gig, he loves it, but at some point reality must rear its ugly head. Take the money and run, Charlie.

  • jackhammer

    that is why I think he is pulling this out….when bam loses in ’12 he ahs some of those junk pardons to swing around, adn to rebuild credibility in the black community he will let Charlie off…maybe Suge Knight too…

  • edintexas

    Great idea. But the implementation over the past Century has proven to be rather problematic.

  • http://www.suvstrategery.blogspot.com SoFiMil

    or promise not to run in 2010?

  • edintexas

    One of them does not appear to be like current Texas Democrats (e.g. Chet Edwards, Lloyd Doggett or Sheila Jackson [Moon Lander] Lee).

  • http://www.BTWsociety.org racvt

    … and noticed a campaign sign in a store window:
    “Charlie Rangel. He delivers.”
    So plain, simple and direct. He’s a taker, not an empowerer.

  • itrytobenice

    Here’s hoping Rangel decides that he’s being unfairly targeted because of his race and decides to start throwing all the dirty laundry out on the line. August, September and October would be an excellent time to do so.

    When asked for comment, Obumbles sang playfully, “The wheels on the bus go up and down, up and down, up and down…”

  • sccrenny

    ‘Goober” Graham as Spanky, Nancy P. as Darla, Bawney Fwank as Porky. Ummmm… let’s see. Barack would have to be Butch the bully.

  • simplyright4me

    Pelosi said she was going to “drain the swamp” and to her that could mean anything, even that jobs are being created, but she did not say when she was going to flush the toilet.

  • renny

    Isn’t it what goes around comes around?