Tag Archives: Charlie Rangel
All is Forgiven, Charlie Rangel
Charlie Rangel was censured in the well of the House a year ago. It didn’t take him long to get his virginity back. Party bigwigs showed up recently to to support him as he sold access to donors for $500 to $5000. Dana Milbank has the play by play in the Washington Post.
Contempt for Congress
Charlie Rangel says he was denied due process because he walked out of his ethics hearing and wasn’t there to defend himself. After spending $2 million of his campaign funds on legal council he decided things had gone far enough when it came to his own money. The ethics panel found him guilty.
Rangel Rant
Nancy Pelosi called Congress back from vacation to vote for the teacher bail-out bill. Famed vacationer, Charlie Rangel, took the opportunity to dare his colleagues to throw him out. Jon Stewart wonders how he morphed into an old Jewish guy.
