Rendell Worries Charlie Rangel Problems Hurting Party

[StoogeWatcher]

Well, that bitch Pelosi promised "the most open, most honest, most ethical COngress in history." Of course, Democrats love tax cheats.

[inmyforties]

screw your elections. process is process, hasn't anyone learned anything from the sherrod hit job?

[getplaning]

Rangel is facing a probe from the House ethics committee, while Republican Senator John Ensign is under scrutiny from the FBI. And yet, there's no media frenzy. No nightly segments on Hannity speculating about the need for Ensign to resign in disgrace. Instead, the media's fascinated with Charlie Rangel.

Why would Rangel's case make a difficult election year more difficult for Democrats, while Ensign's sex-ethics-corruption scandal is considered irrelevant to the Republican Party?

[StoogeWatcher]

@getplaning Reangel was the chair of the House Ways and Means Cmmittee....WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WRITING OUR NATION'S TAX CODES! Like most Democrats, Rangel supports higher taxes, but won't pay his.

[getplaning]

@StoogeWatcher I agree, Rangel should resign. Should John Ensign resign?

[StoogeWatcher]

@getplaning Well, if Ensign did something really bad, then yes.

[Boomer1949]

When will our political process be about getting the right person, some one who cares more about the whole country, into office, rather than party. I don't care about what the party affiliation is, I care about the person. Rangel is not the one.

[HieiYYH2]

@Boomer1949 I am sure a lot of politicians start out that way and then lose focus as they tread the murky waters of the political process.

[mrcartoonmusicvideo]

give them enough rope they will eventually hang themselves.

[ProtestantLie]

Tax cheat, racist and general all-around SCUMBAG Charlie Rangel epitomizes everything wrong about Congress. The corruption is unfathomable in Washington.

[junkforkaryn]

sorry charlie, you are out of here.

[GrandArchitect3D]

@junkforkaryn he claims he did nothing wrong. he has a right to a fair and open trial on national television. we will see the most ethical congress in history in action.

[LookUpAtSkyNow]

UPDATE/ALERT:

July 27th 11:20AM...oooohhhh boooo whoo smelly ugly scum bag Charlie Rangle will likely step down as head of the finance committee, as he has been found guilty.

He would do this so the dem party doesnt take a hit...WHATEVER. They're all scum too. And oooooohhhh Booo Whoo..scum bag John Kerry might have to pay back taxes on his yacht parking... LIARS! SCUM! All of them... GOP too!

NOV VOTE THIS FRIGIN SCUM OUT! FLUSH THE TOILET!

[HieiYYH2]

this is exactly why the house and Senate need a term cap like the president. It has become very apparent that the ideas and thought process of both and house and senate has stagnated. This stagnation is poisoning the political process that our country loves and fights for. Thumb down my comment if you but deep down i think you know it is true.

[GrandArchitect3D]

if wrangle didnt do anything then he should defend himself in the house ethics committee. i think we would all like to see the most ethical congress in history show some transparency.

[hugBitCH]

Charlie Rangel is a career politician and he should step down, if not retire then.

[LeGioNoFZioN]

@hugBitCH conservatives have been saying that for years 

[hugBitCH]

@LeGioNoFZioN I'm pretty sure liberals have been saying the same thing about conservatives who are career politicians as well.

[LeGioNoFZioN]

@hugBitCH granted

[GrandArchitect3D]

@hugBitCH he has a right to a fair and public trial on national television.

[hugBitCH]

@GrandArchitect3D That he does, it doesn't change my opinion though.

[GrandArchitect3D]

@hugBitCH you think he will just relinquish his power without an embarrassing public trial? this will make the party suffer.