Tag: "Charlie Rangel"
If He Won’t Leave, Throw Him Out (Also, A Challenge from Maxine Waters!).
If you have any interest at all in ending corruption in Congress, this piece by Rep. John Carter (R-TX) is worth your time. One month, 12 months and 15 months. That’s how long it has been since we learned of Congressman Charlie Rangel’s (D-NY) most recent failure to disclose financial assets, since the New York [...]
I’m All for Upholding the Constitution, but Only When It’s Stuff That’s Really in the Constitution
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher was one of only three House Republicans to vote against removing tax cheat Charlie Rangel from his position as head of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. He defended his position thusly:
“I was elected to uphold the U.S. Constitution and that’s what I aim to do, whether it’s politically expedient or not. As patriots, we should be paying more attention to the U.S. Constitution rather than a politically-motivated lynch mob.”
I’m calling bull on that. I’ve got my pocket Constitution handy and I’m frantically trying to find the clause that covers committee chairmanships but, oh, wait! There isn’t anything!
The Democrats Just Love the Little Man, Don’t They?
How do Democrats respond when some unwashed prole dares to ask them about their responsibilities? “Mind your God-damned business!” Don’t like that? Maybe “Get the f**k out of my office!” is more to your liking (via Jim Hoft) Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats, doing the bidding of the teachers’ unions that give them millions of dollars every [...]
That’s What You Said