| Less than it appears to be. The investigation folds when the House adjourns and would have to be re-authorized by the next House in January. If the Dhimmis make the gains they're hoping for, expect this to be buried as 'old news'. |
One stunning part of the determination is that the committee decided to investigate his use of congressional stationery in three separate years to seek donors for a public policy institute in his name at City College. The committee will also investigate Rangel's use of four rent-stabilized apartments leased in the Lenox Terrace apartment complex in Harlem, the financing of the beachfront villa leased in the Dominican Republic, and his questionable storage of a late-model Mercedes Benz in the house garage.
In a statement the committee said it will determine whether Rangel "violated the Code of Official Conduct, or any law, rule, regulation or other standard of conduct applicable to his conduct in the performance of his duties." The committee gave no indication of how long the probe will take.
| Long enough to die quietly. |