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To: yard_man who wrote (265301)	7/31/2010 11:21:44 AM
From: joseffy	Read Replies (1) of 306849

The Rangel Fix _____________________________________________________________ July 31, 2010 nypost.com A reprimand? That's it? Seems so. Barely a day after the House Ethics Committee issued its 13-count bill of particulars against Rep. Charlie Rangel, one of his de facto inquisitors revealed the likely punishment. "The recommendation we had was a reprimand, and I'll let the full committee make that decision," said Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), who led the investigative subcommittee that brought the 13 misconduct charges against Rangel -- which included misusing official resources for personal gain. No fines. No censure. No expulsion. Just a reprimand. And the sentence is revealed before the case is formally presented to the appropriate adjudicatory committee? How Alice-in-Wonderland. How deliciously appropriate for a House of Representatives so lacking in moral courage -- to say nothing of shame -- that it hasn't yet brought itself to confront Rangel's outrageous transgressions. No doubt the House is also worried about setting harsh precedents. One can never know who the next congressman to be caught might be. And Rangel got caught -- by reporters from this newspaper and others -- and caught good. Now his peers say he has brought "discredit to the House" -- and reasonable people can only wonder what the hell that even means. No doubt, he has brought "discredit to the House." But no more than the House itself would be bringing with this ridiculous wrist-slap of a "penalty."

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