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1. #1
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:26 pm, tre said:

   Numbers 32:23 23 “But if you fail to do this, you will be sinning against the LORD; and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

   You’ve been found, Charlie.

2. #2
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, rplatt said:

   OK. who wants to bet against a finding of no violations?

3. #3
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, RetFireman said:

   He had a “Sudden Recollection”? How the hell do you have a half million dollars just slip your mind??

   My God…I freak when I know I had a $20 bill in my wallet that I can’t find. I cannot imagine that anyone would buy into his crap.

   Must be nice to be so freaking rich that a half-million dollars just “slips” your mind.

   Throw his lying, corrupt, theiving ass out. Demand these corrupt Liberals and Dems stop their hypocrisy and do what they demand of Republicans who are guilty of far less.

4. #4
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:34 pm, mojo said:

   My bet: an attempt to run out the clock, let everybody forget about it. I think Charlie’s expecting some bad news to wipe him off the news radar.

5. #5
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:41 pm, Big Hammer and Anvil said:

   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:34 pm, mojo said:

   My bet: an attempt to run out the clock, let everybody forget about it. I think Charlie’s expecting some bad news to wipe him off the news radar.

   Concur. How many more Michael Jacksons are left to distract the American public? How many more Media outlets to serve live coverage 24/7?

   The attention span of the general citizenry has decreased to the point of amnesia. I shall not forget. I shall neither be distracted nor diverted by “celebrity sleight of hand”.

6. #6
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, right_on said:

   House ethics panel expands Rangel probe

   Why? To what purpose? Actually, I know why.

   Think like a Democrat…it’s for APPEARANCE only. There is NO search for justice here…

7. #7
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:48 pm, prendad said:

   LMAO AGAIN!! Congress Comedy Central continues it’s unending investigation.

   HEADLINES: YEAR 2030AD. Congress dropped Rangel Probe upon the occasion of the death of Charlie Rangel. Congressman Rangel was found today smothered to death by the collapse of a false ceiling in his office whereupon millions of dollars in $100 dollar bill packets fell from a concealed hiding space in his office ceiling, trapping him on his congressional bathroom toilet seat and smothering him to death before rescue workers could arrive.

8. #8
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:49 pm, sillygatboy said:

   “House” = “Ethics”

   “Not a match, and the board goes back!”

9. #9
   On October 8th, 2009 at 4:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   Congressman Rangel’s sudden recollection this summer of at least $500,000 in cash assets and tens of thousands of dollars of investment income has gotten him into more hot water.

   Who among us hasn’t forgotten $500,000 is cash assets and tens of thousands of dollars of investment income?

10. #10
    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:53 pm, NBF said:

    These folks can’t be bothered to even read the bills they vote on. I don’t trust them to even lift a finger against Rangel, other than a stern statement for show.

    Things have been so bad for so long, I’m numb.

11. #11
    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:58 pm, d1carter said:

    Since no citizen trust the Congress, why don’t we turn them out? Let’s get rid of the bums or let’s get term limits.

12. #12
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:03 pm, coffee said:

    Expanded? What was wrong with the old findings?

    This is just a stall tactic. Anyone else would get the perp walk based upon what is already known.

13. #13
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:09 pm, vatodio said:

    This is simply a cover for Charlie to run the clock till 2010 until he gets elected.

    Then, may be, a slap on the wrist.

    After all, he is a Democrat and one of their own.

14. #14
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:18 pm, Southpaw said:

    Clever plan. Dribble out another disclosure every three months, retire in luxury, get old and die before Congress ever finishes its’ investigation.

    Poor Charlie.

15. #15
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:35 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    Funny, but I just found $1.78 Trillion in my sofa cushions and it just slipped my mind until just now! I have to check those cushions more often.

16. #16
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:36 pm, WarEagle82 said:

    I always thought Dan Rostenkowski was such a loser for the petty corruption he engaged in on The Hill. At least Charlie Rangel won’t be accused of petty corruption!

17. #17
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:37 pm, GraniteMan said:

    Oh my, Can Rangel wrangle out of this?

18. #18
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:41 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    … Nothing to see here … Move on …

    … Nothing to see here … Move on …

    … Nothing to see here … Move on …

    Uh huh.

    Rangel needs to be one of the FIRST of these people ousted, and ASAP!

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

19. #19
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:48 pm, Teddy Kennedy said:

    Errah will San Fran Nan go ahead already and slap him with a wet hanky and put this all behind us now??!!! Nothing to see here said Helen Keller

20. #20
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:53 pm, graysonret said:

    Of course, they could censure/reprimand him. That way they could promote how “ethical” the congress has become; much like picking up a piece of paper in your living room, then announcing that you’ve cleaned the house. He might just become a scapegoat. Corrupt organizations alway like to throw one or two of their group at the law, occasionally. Keeps the law off of their backs.

21. #21
    On October 8th, 2009 at 5:59 pm, vcallaway said:

    It must be nice to have SOOOO much money that misplacing a 1/2 million is no big deal.

    No wonder out goverment is in such bad shape.

22. #22
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:01 pm, tiredofit08 said:

    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:58 pm, d1carter said:

    Since no citizen trust the Congress, why don’t we turn them out? Let’s get rid of the bums or let’s get term limits.

    I wholeheartedly agree but how the heck do “We The People” get term limits in place other than voting them out every election cycle? When you have a congress that votes themselves raises and pats themselves on the back for doing a wonderful job even though they have the lowest approval rating in history, they’ll never agree to term limits on their own….

23. #23
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:07 pm, letget said:

    Time to get the ‘black caucus’ out again doing their thing. I hope this will finally get this slug hind end out!
    L

24. #24
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:10 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Thug thizzle!

25. #25
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    The problem is there is no deterrent for these people to be honest- if they get caught, oh well, I get a lifetime pension, so who cares.

    Pass legislation where they lose their pension if convicted of ANY crime (they should set the example so no crime is too small) OR if recalled by their constituents and watch how clean it gets.

    Hey Jim Webb, just like the military UCMJ. Do you agree or are you in favor of continuing to enable them?

26. #26
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:29 pm, Truesoldier said:

    Charlie gets how a bueracracy works. he will keep conviently remembering some new recollection of some money, property or both that he forgot to declare right about the time the ethics committee is about to figure out what to do. This way the committee will endlessly continue to “expand the investigation” without ever coming to any conclusions.

27. #27
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:37 pm, fred5676 said:

    It takes corrupt voters to keep corrupt politicians in office.

    If I were in his district, and I didn’t get MY piece of that multimillion dollar pie, I would be PISSED very angry, and want my vote back!!

28. #28
    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:38 pm, Freddy said:

    Unless Rangel is put into a jail cell, he will be chairing that committee until the democrats lose control or he can no longer find his way to it. Like Byrd and Kennedy, he will die while in office because because he is so consumed with power he can never let it go.

    Very sad way to live a life if you think about it.

29. #29
    On October 8th, 2009 at 7:03 pm, regularguy said:

    Michelle, yours could have been a headline years ago.

30. #30
    On October 8th, 2009 at 7:15 pm, prendad said:

    The strongest, repeat STRONGEST action against Rangel that will come out of this whitewash investigation will be:
    A letter of admonition from the House Ethics Committee stating that “Rangel should be careful in the future not to engage in dealings that APPEAR TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ETHICS RULES”.

31. #31
    On October 8th, 2009 at 7:32 pm, txvet2 said:

    On October 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm, SpeakEasy said:

    The problem is there is no deterrent for these people to be honest- if they get caught, oh well, I get a lifetime pension, so who cares.

    Pass legislation where they lose their pension if convicted of ANY crime (they should set the example so no crime is too small) OR if recalled by their constituents and watch how clean it gets.

    The obvious problem is, that they’re the ones who’d have to pass the legislation – even when they do pass something, they exempt themselves.

32. #32
    On October 8th, 2009 at 8:02 pm, nbarry said:

    Isn’t House Ethics an oxymoron? And to think that Rangel was originally elected as a reform candidate to replace Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who was censured by the House for, among other things, stashing bimbos on Bimini in the Bahamas. This is what happens when Harlem is gerrymandered into a safe district for a political machine.

33. #33
    On October 8th, 2009 at 8:45 pm, jrgdds said:

    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, rplatt said:

    OK. who wants to bet against a finding of no violations?

    I’ll take that bet at 50:1 odds.

34. #34
    On October 8th, 2009 at 9:23 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    They will only discover that even the fleas have fleas!

35. #35
    On October 8th, 2009 at 9:23 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Add more things to investigate to delay, delay, delay until the agenda gets taken care of.

    They will investigate charges he trimmed his toenails in public in 1962 if it will keep him in his position.

    This is just a travesty.

36. #36
    On October 8th, 2009 at 9:42 pm, tbear44 said:

    In its statement, the committee wrote:

    “The investigative subcommittee has collaborated in a bipartisan manner in the performance of its duties and obligations. To that end, the investigative subcommittee to date has: authorized the issuance of close to 150 subpoenas; interviewed approximately 34 witnesses resulting in over 2,100 pages of transcripts; reviewed and analyzed over 12,000 pages of documents; and held over 30 investigative subcommittee meetings.”

    And still we don’t know squat.

37. #37
    On October 8th, 2009 at 10:03 pm, Leatherneck said:

    It is not just him. To many in government need to be tried for Treason. He is an example of what is wrong with Washington, and why so many Americans are P.O.

38. #38
    On October 8th, 2009 at 11:06 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, rplatt said:

    OK. who wants to bet against a finding of no violations?

    Chuckles will be tossed lightly under the bus once the ‘Crats figure out how to hold onto his seat.

    Nothing else matters other than having a ‘Crat in that seat, so when they figure that out, it will be portrayed that Chuckles will be meaningfully and harshly punished by….

    stepping down.

    Nothing else will happen to the thief.

39. #39
    On October 8th, 2009 at 11:11 pm, Republicanvet said:

    On October 8th, 2009 at 4:33 pm, RetFireman said:

    He had a “Sudden Recollection”? How the hell do you have a half million dollars just slip your mind??

    My God…I freak when I know I had a $20 bill in my wallet that I can’t find. I cannot imagine that anyone would buy into his crap.

    Must be nice to be so freaking rich that a half-million dollars just “slips” your mind.

    And this bozo who writes the tax laws, along with the rest of the nitwits in his party cannot understand why people are upset at taxes….when they struggle to pay them.

    We are not all like Cholly discovering massive stashes of cash we “forgot” about.

    And if someone did, they would likely be investigated by the IRS for how they got the money, how they could forget about it, and whether they paid taxes on any interest income.

40. #40
    On October 9th, 2009 at 12:40 am, JEM said:

    Y’know, it’d be very good for the country if we could get to the point that we could toss one congressional or administration sleazebag a week, but I’d settle for one every other week.

    Our society has at least progressed enough in Rangel’s lifetime that he can now be thrown under the FRONT of the bus.

41. #41
    On October 9th, 2009 at 12:47 am, JEM said:

    Republicanvet – no, what matters for Pelosi et al is that a few of the Congressional Black Caucus back off from full-throated defense of Rangel.

    There’s probably few seats in the country that are safer Dem country than Rangel’s; they’ll get a Dem in there no matter what.

42. #42
    On October 9th, 2009 at 9:49 am, no2pcbs1 said:

    corrupt garbage taking care of its own. these politicians make septic tanks look sterile.

43. #43
    On October 9th, 2009 at 10:00 am, tiredofit08 said:

    if we can place police officers on paid administrative leave why can’t we do the same with rangel…send him home where he can’t do much damage to us…he isn’t that important to the nation as a whole anyway…

44. #44
    On October 10th, 2009 at 1:39 am, Papa Louie said:

    I say Rangel should be punished by putting him in stocks in the middle of a public square in his district with a sign over his head that reads:

    “Let him who has never forgotten a bank account of a half million dollars cast the first stone.”

45. #45
    On October 12th, 2009 at 5:22 pm, mytake said:

    Amazing! All Gingrich had to do was teach a class and write a book to get the boot!There is no double standard!

46. #46
    On October 13th, 2009 at 3:27 pm, FirstSkirt said:

    Where’s the Repubs and the libertarians? Why aren’t we hearing something, anything from them? If I was a Republican in the House or the Senate, I’d be talking to anybody that would listen….get on the radio, some kind of talk show…anything to let people know what kind of sleazebags are in Congress. Should elected officials be held to a higher standard? – damn straight skippy.