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2008-09-06 Home Front: Politix

The undoing of Chollie Rangel (D- Crook)

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Posted by Frank G 2008-09-06 12:29|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Is it just me or has no one noticed the under-reporting by the MSM.
He is THE CHAIRMAN of the House Ways and Means Committee. In other words he chairs the committe that writes all the frickin' tax laws, and he claims he didn't understand the reporting requirements?
Jesus Mary and Joseph, how big must the lie be before Democrats stop getting a pass from the MSM.
There should be a lynch mob (figuratively only) of outraged CPA's with pitchforks to meet this asshat when he walks out the door in the morning.....
Amazing

Posted by NoMoreBS">NoMoreBS 2008-09-06 14:41|| 2008-09-06 14:41|| Front Page Top

#2 couldn't happen to a nicer guy...

faster please

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-09-06 14:44|| 2008-09-06 14:44|| Front Page Top

#3 I dunno. I always kinda liked Mr. Rangel. He's the last of the old-school Democrats. He's a crook, but in the old, local- backslap-sweetheart-deal kind of way.

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-06 16:06|| 2008-09-06 16:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Old-style as in trying to "help" our military by reinstituting the draft?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-06 16:11|| 2008-09-06 16:11|| Front Page Top

#5 How in Gods name can the President leave our brave young men and women in harms way for a losing cause? Rangel says.

The President throws away lives in Iraq as he runs out the clock on his presidency, Rangel says. When hes back home in Crawford, our soldiers will be stuck in Baghdad.

Appears he's following the war about as close as he follows his tax reporting.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-06 16:22|| 2008-09-06 16:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, I haven't forgotten his calls for a draft, or forgot what his motivations for doing it are. He's been one of the most notorious partisans for the Democrats.

But I look at the rest of his record: enlisted in the Army. Served with distinction in Korea; got the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Secured American materiel support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Verbally bitch-slapped Hugo Chavez. Been a backer of free-trade agreements. He hasn't aspired to any higher office than Congressional Rep.

Overall, I'd say he's pretty much an old-school Democrat and not one of the current 'hothouse' ones. Doesn't mean I forgot he's a crook. Also doesn't mean that I'd vote for him. He just reminds me of the old-style Democrats I knew growing up back in the Northeast.

Posted by Pappy 2008-09-06 18:16|| 2008-09-06 18:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Secured American materiel support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War

He thought Nickel-Grass was a government enforced price cut.

Posted by .5MT 2008-09-06 18:26|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-09-06 18:26|| Front Page Top

#8 You go to Elections with the politicians you've got.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-09-06 18:27|| 2008-09-06 18:27|| Front Page Top

#9
Drink alert, half empty - drink alert! How many times do we have to ask you to issue drink alerts before posting snark of that caliber?

chuckle ....

Posted by lotp 2008-09-06 19:13|| 2008-09-06 19:13|| Front Page Top

#10 Ship's been saving that joke for 35 years.

Posted by ed 2008-09-06 19:25|| 2008-09-06 19:25|| Front Page Top

#11 it has the whiff of pocket lint, but well played, ship

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-06 19:26|| 2008-09-06 19:26|| Front Page Top

#12 he may have slapped down Chavez once, but he is a major supporter of Castro

Posted by mhw 2008-09-06 21:22|| 2008-09-06 21:22|| Front Page Top

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