Rangel rails against the Ethics Finding that he's a Crook

[SB Shock]

Democrat Charles Rangel, the top tax writer in the U.S. Congress, was admonished by a congressional ethics committee for taking corporate-funded trips to the Caribbean, a finding he said defied "common sense."

Common sense dictates that members of Congress should not be held responsible for what could be the wrongdoing or errors of staff,

It does not look like he going to step down. Rangel is still under investigation rent controlled apartment issue and corrupt fund raising.

Anybody remember Pelosi promise - most ethical congress....bahwaha ha.

[SubGod22]

Ethics Panel Finds Rangel Guilty on 11 Violations of House Rules

The full ethics committee will next conduct a hearing on the appropriate punishment for the former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee. The committee will then make a recommendation to the House.

[BenWSU]

Hit the road jack. Bring on Maxine Waters next week. 8)

[Maggie]

He is not going anywhere.

[Maggie]

Actually, Rangel "firing" his lawyers and then walking out of the hearing yesterday was probably what he was advised to do – they had him dead to rights anyway. By essentially defaulting he saved the Democratic Party the embarrassment of a full blown trial. Media wise this will be over in a couple of days.

[SubGod22]

House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel

[RoyalShock]

House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel

Which means nothing for him except he might get an achievement award from his constituency.

[SB Shock]

House Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rangel

Which means nothing for him except he might get an achievement award from his constituency.

Gee, if any of us did the things he did we would be in prison. What a joke (and a bunch of criminal) congress is.

[ISASO]

It was reported that the mainstream network media outlets spent 4 minutes on this story compared to 121 minutes for the Royal engagement.