Charlie Rangel (D, NY) gave money to Democrats on Ethics Committee.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  September 2nd at 10:30 PM  | 

(Via @vermontaigne) Three of them.  Need I add that Charlie Rangel is currently under investigation by that committee? 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. Two of them – Chandler (KY-06, R+9*) & Butterfield (NC-01, D+9) – are apparently keeping it, too.  Considering that Rep. | Read More »

Just a reminder: Geithner’s tax problem wasn’t less* than Daschle’s

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  February 6th at 11:00 AM  | 

He was merely first in the queue: Despite the fact that Geithner sailed through the confirmation process—while Daschle went up in flames—Geithner’s tax troubles were actually far more egregious. People tend to give Geithner a pass, because the overall amount he owed was smaller and it just involved Social Security and Medicare, rather than income tax. But Geithner actually acknowledged years ago that he owed | Read More »