Lee Fang: Math is Hard

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  May 24th at 11:30 PM  | 

Lee Fang’s job title at the Center for American Progress is “Researcher”. Heh. Honestly, I’d never heard of this guy until about a month ago, when he made the mistake of thinking he knew something about oil trading, accusing the Koch Brothers of rigging the markets for easy gains. His evidence was, you know, contango. Koch Brothers. Today Fang attacked the freshman Republican from Arizona’s | Read More »

NYT: Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) ‘Failed to Report $75,000 in Income’

By: Steve Maley (Diary)  |  September 7th at 06:39 PM  | 

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) is chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, which takes responsibility for writing the nation’s tax code. Seems that Charlie has neglected to claim some $75,000 in rental income from a condo he owns in the Dominican Republic. Ooops. From the Gray Lady herself: Mr. Davis said the congressman did not realize he had to declare the money as income, | Read More »