The Hill's Pundit Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) saw some writing on the wall two weeks ago when his fellow Democrats ousted Rep. John Dingell (Mich.) from his chairmanship of the House Energy and Commerce Committee after he had served as senior Democrat there for decades. Glumly, Rangel declared Dingell's defeat "the burial of [...]
Papa Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
If this was a WHITE Republican he would be in jail by now for all of this……Papa Mike The Washington Post and The New York Times have both called on Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., to step down as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee following new ethics charges that came to light last week. The Times disclosed [...]
USA Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rep. Rangel deserves presumption of innocence By DeWayne Wickham Charlie Rangel is in a tough spot. Two newspapers — his hometown The New York Times and The Washington Post — have called for him to step down as chairman of...
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
ANOTHER EDITORIAL ON CHARLES RANGEL: Are congressional Democrats truly committed to dealing with the economic and fiscal policy challenges they face next year? The answer will be seen in how they address their increasingly problematic Charlie Rangel situation. Scarcely a day goes by without yet another ethical impropriety coming to light regarding the chairman of [...]
Babalu Blog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Great editorial today from the WaPo about Charles Rangel, yes the Charles Rangel who's ring Joe Garcia found it necessary to bend over and kiss earlier this year: The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Mr. Rangel helped preserve...
Truth to Power (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
So Who Picked Up the Tab? As originally published in: The New York Times November 26, 2008 More questions are being raised about the doubtful ethics of Representative Charles Rangel of New York, the chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. The latest sniff of scandal — a breakfast meeting with a donor seeking tax protection — provides more grist for the House ethics...
JammieWearingFool (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
What, you expect rules and laws to apply to Charlie Rangel? Quite an illustrious lineup he brought along to the posh Caribbean resort. Must be great to be above the law. High-ranking members of Congress were flown to a lush Caribbean resort this month for a three-day conference planned and paid for by several of the country's most powerful corporations - a violation of federal ethics rules,
Gothamist (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying she expected the ethics committee investigation into Rep. Charles Rangel by January 3, 2009: "I look forward to reviewing the report at that time." The ethics panel is looking into three things: Rangel's use of Congressional letterhead to solicit donations to City College's school of public...
The Common Room (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
At least that seems to be how he views his role as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committe, which is where the tax code happens. For peons like us, I mean. For the aristocracy like Rangel, well, the usual laws just don't apply to him. He's special : Rangel inappropriately claimed a tax break on his D.C. townhouse by claiming it was his primary residence. The five-year charade only...
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: U.S. News: Charles Rangel Looks Like A Tax Cheat. American Lawyer: Amid Ethics Questions, Rangel Hires Zuckerman Partner. MarketWatch: CREW Calls for Ethics Investigation into New Allegations of Wrongdoing by Rep. Rangel. Gothamist: Another Day, Another Question About Charles Rangel. New York Daily News: Harlem Rep. Charlie...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
As yet another potential tax-related ethical lapse involving Congressman Charles Rangel (D-New York) surfaces, a member of Project 21 is calling for the veteran lawmaker to be removed as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee until the allegations undergo a full investigation. Bishop Council Nedd II, a member of the black conservative group's national advisory council, said: "It's...
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
THE ALBANY TIMES-UNION: Shameless, Mr. Rangel. “If Mr. Dingell can lose his control of a powerful committee, who else might? Someone just nominate Rep. Charles Rangel of Harlem, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee? We’ll second that. Mr. Rangel should have been gone already. . . . The chairman [...]
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
CHARLES RANGEL UPDATE: “Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that she expected a quick resolution to a wide-ranging House investigation into ethical questions surrounding Representative Charles B. Rangel, the powerful Democrat from New York.” Quick’s fine, so long as it isn’t a whitewash. Plus, Pelosi’s In A Rangled Web. “Republican critics and watchdog groups have been...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the far-reaching ethics investigation of Rep. Charles Rangel (D) will conclude by early next year.
US News (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
It's House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel is going to face an ethics committee investigation for, among other things, failing to report income on rental properties and supporting a tax law change favoring a big donor to an institute named after Rangel. I'm sorry to see this. I like Charlie Rangel, I think he's a decent person and a charming pol, and I'm inclined...
