Monday, March 01, 2010

Relieve the Chairman of His Gavel - NYTimes.com

When the NY Times comes out against a Democrat, you have to wonder about Pelosi's commitment to ethics.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/opinion/28sun3.html?th&emc=th

This should galvanize the committee to conclude its snail-paced inquiry into Mr. Rangel’s behavior, including: his acceptance of rent-subsidized apartments from a Manhattan real estate developer; his failure to pay taxes on rental income from a villa in the Dominican Republic; and his soliciting of a $1 million donation — to a university center named after him — from a corporation with business before Congress. Mr. Rangel, the House’s designated master of fiscal accountability, already deserves to be stripped of his gavel.

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