IT’S ABOUT TIME!
Former House Ways and Means chair Charles Rangel (D-NY) will finally face ethics charges for myriad offenses. Rangel, who was forced to step down as committee chair earlier this year over other charges, is being investigated for filing false financial disclosures and income tax evasions. The details of the charges will be made public next week.
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington called on Mr. Rangel to resign.
"Today's action demonstrates that the notoriously lax ethics committee has found substantial reason to believe that Rep. Rangel has violated federal law, House rules, or both. Now the question is whether Rep. Rangel will resign or endure a public trial that promises to be filled with detailed and undoubtedly embarrassing revelations of wrongdoing," said Melanie Sloan, executive director of the watchdog organization. "The time clearly has come for him to resign."
Republicans took no time to remind the public of Nancy Pelosi’s promise to “drain the swamp” and to end the “culture of corruption”.
"Today's announcement is a sad reminder of Speaker Pelosi's most glaring broken promise: to 'drain the swamp' in Washington. Instead of presiding over 'the most honest, most open and most ethical' Congress in history, Washington Democrats have presided over a string of bailouts, job-killing government takeovers and other backroom deals," said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican.
from Delmarva Dealings
11 comments:
When a politico misuses his office and the trust that we are supposed to have in our elected officials, if found guilty, should automatically be sentenced to 20 years incarceration with no possibility of parole. I am sick and tired of reading of corruption every damn day in the paper. I used to think that we should have more women involved in running our country but have you noticed the number of women being charged with fraud and other white collar crimes? Rangel always looked and sounded a bit uneven. Grrrrrrr jackkcharl@aol.com
it is about time for this one; but there are quite a few more in this ethically challenged bunch. maybe some of this will be taken care of this november.... we can only pray.
Time to rid the Congress of the fat cats .
Any member of Congress who is found guilty of a crime should go to jail, lose his gov't pension & benefits (health care)
He will scream Racism. Bring in brother Jesse and Al then Obama and it will be swept under the rug. No prison time, no payment of back taxes etc. an still get his fat cat pension and benefits compliments of the Tax Payer he has already ripped off (double dipping Politian style).
11:17 Go a step further and revoke citizenship !
11:17am has it right, strip him of his pension and ALL other benefits!!! would save the taxpayers a LOT of $$$$$
I am a democrat ,but this guy should be thrown in jail.
next thing you know, obama will have his administration issue an apology to this guy and then fire someone else for causing him any inconvenience.
Okay they caved on Rangel because there was overwhelming evidence.
But what about:
Dodd (Countrywide mortgage deal, destroyed fannie may)
Frank ( Destroyed Fannie May and Freddie Mack)
Feinstein ( Steering government contracts to her husband company)
Pelosi ( Exempting her company from tax and health care mandates)
I could go on and on about these corrupted democrats that are in control!
6:46, i agree with you but there is a pox on both houses and certainly the executive branch.... i say clean house and shut down ALL agencies; yes all agencies. the only thing our government is supposed to do is protect us from foreign enemies and maintain our infrastructure. the end....
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