Rangel: Not corrupt, just irresponsible
 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_1...83-503544.html

The new 'I am not a crook' speech. Give it up Charlie; you're poison to yourself and everyone around you.

And censure too. Talk about a smack on the wrist. It must be nice knowing you can get caught committing fraud and get nothing more than letter and some procedural bullpoop as punishment.

I agree. He should show some integrity and step down.

He should be tried in a court of law like the rest of us would have been. :03:

Yep.

Charlie Rangel has no integrity so no shock,.Yet the poor fools in Harlem will prob elect him until the day he dies.

Step down? He should be booted from his party. Assuming they were not just as corrupt as he is.

If we boot all who are corrupt, there'd be no one left to run congress. That would be fine with me too.

a conversation i had with my mom on Tuesday:

HER: "The IRS has decided now all that i cannot write off the rental properties i own as part of a 'business', and they have also decided that i owe them $30,000."

ME: "Run for congress... then you dont have to pay ****."

His district re-elected him. Only congress can remove him now. It says something about his district. I think you can figure what that is.

I have a guess:salute:

the method of combating corruption here is quite ineffective
because no matter how much you hate your local politician, they deserve to get payed more in real liquid capital
I believe that Singapore's method of increasing the wages of politicians is a good method

Corruption has been around since the dawn of organized government. No policy is ever going to change it.

The neo-cons don't care. He is on the Obamacare death list.

You're right, they don't care, but if he was a fetus, gay or a stem cell, the Neo-Cons would be all over him.

I think it is terrible the way Congress pushes this under the covers.

I can not understand any rational for not expelling him from office :nope:

And yet, we still keep re-electing these people into office. :nope:

What does that say about the average American voter? <and keep it clean>

I guess I am more bothered by the accepting attitude of

1. They all do it
2. The "other" side does it

Nether should be acceptable. :nope:

But as long as the people vote for the little "R" and "D"s little will change. And that makes me feel sad for my country.

If I were to put my political philosophy into a concise package, that would just about cover it. :up:

If you really want change, join your local communist party, get an ak47, and wait for the general workers revolution against the corrupt capitalists

failing at that, just be satisfied with what you have already
many people around the world already envy the US's democratic principles

Many loved Rome's democratic principles as well, but it was still weakened to the point of death by it's politicians.

AMEN! From the results of the recent election, it would appear the country is becoming fed up, pissed off and waking up to the fact that major changes need to happen. What this says however is, it is obvious we have a long way to go and far too many are still sleeping. Wake up and smell the coffee folks! tHow could this guy be re-elected, let alone those who would give this guy a free pass and a slap on the wrist, still hold office. Like AVG said, he should have been tried just like anyone else would be, pay any fines, and probably go to jail. On top of that, the guy has the nerve to declare "I can't afford a lawyer" ... How about selling some of that property you didn't pay taxes on to pay for your lawyer. Give me a huge freak'n break.. I say THROW THE BUMS OUT!

Duke needs to ask for a retrial after this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Cunningham