Remember Charlie Rangel?
He’s the New York liberal who should have been thrown in jail two years ago for a flood of ethics violations (including failing to pay his taxes and using public resources to solicit campaign donations). Of course absolutely nothing happened to Rangel – which is why he’s still in Washington, D.C. voting to [...]
The More Things Change
STATUS QUO INCUMBENTS WIN PRIMARIES IN NEW YORK AND UTAH
Voters in New York and Utah handed big victories to a pair of status quo incumbents this week, as disgraced U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch won their partisan primary races.
Hatch (RINO-Utah) beat back a challenge from a former Utah State Senator by [...]
Censure???
Another day, another politician evading responsibility for their actions …
Former U.S. House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel – who has been found guilty by his colleagues of 11 separate ethical violations – will receive only a censure for his crimes.
What’s a censure? It’s a fancy-schmancy political word that literally translates into “not a godd*mned [...]
Rangel’s Reelection: Protecting The Legacy?
By FITSNews || We’ve heard of a lot of stupid reasons to elect politicians before, but permitting them to stick around for one more term so that they can avoid resigning in disgrace is a new one.
That, however, appears to be the thinking of Democrats in Harlem toward Charlie Rangel, whose numerous ethical shortcomings resulted in his forced resignation as Chairman [...]
Massa: What Is It With New York Democrats?
By FITSNews || U.S. Rep. Eric Massa will resign his seat on Monday, the latest New York Democrat to become embroiled in a high-profile political scandal. Originally, Massa had hoped to serve out his term but apparently the seriousness of the allegations against him have taken that option “off the table” for him.
Massa joins Empire [...]
Spratt Took Cash From Rangel
By FITSNews || U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-South Carolina) is one of several House Democrats who took thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from disgraced Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-New York).
Unlike numerous colleagues, however, Spratt has yet to indicate whether or not he will return the tainted money.
Rangel temporarily stepped down from his [...]
Mulvaney Blasts Spratt Over Rangel Votes
By FITSNews || S.C. Sen. Mick Mulvaney blasted fourteen-term incumbent Democrat John Spratt for refusing to take a stand against corrupt Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-New York), who has temporarily stepped down from his powerful chairmanship pending ongoing investigations into his numerous ethical lapses.
“Other Democrats – independent thinkers – have already taken the [...]
