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More About The Rangel Problem
wizbangblog.com - 9/6/2009
More About The Rangel Problem
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House Speaker Pelosi is apparently loathe to take on the problem of her House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY). From Politico: Why is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Pelosi hesitant to take Rangel's chair
politico.com - 9/5/2009
Pelosi hesitant to take Rangel's chair
— politico.com — Why is Pelosi refusing a growing chorus of calls to drop the hammer on ethics-challenged Rangel?... (more) Pelosi hesitant to take Rangel's chair

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 9/3/2009
Pelosi: A Bill Without a Strong Public Option Will Not Pass the House
— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — If you weren't convinced that the House and the Obama administration are on a collision course ,... you might be now. The latest statement out of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office is unequivocal: "A bill without a strong public option will not pass ... (more) Pelosi: A Bill Without a Strong Public Option Will Not ...

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washingtonpost.com - 9/3/2009
Rep. Charles Rangel Must Step Aside as Chairman of Ways and Means
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Rep. Charles Rangel Must Step Aside as Chairman of Ways ...

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Pirate's Cove — Happy Sunday! It’s Labor Day weekend, so, I hope everyone is working as hard as the lady above. The pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help. What is happening in ye olde blogosphere? The Fine 15 Queen Nancy is scared to tackle the Charley Rangle issue. Shocker! Wizbang has the story Democrats walking away after being asked how they were going to pay for ObamaCare? Double shocker! Head to The Jawa Report for the 411 Ed Morrissey wonders if the Obama theme is incompetence, then answer ...

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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com 9/10/2009 — You may have noticed Nancy Pelosi last night during the snake-oil salesman's pitch for his health-care abomination. She was the one on the the right blinking furiously as Obama lied his way through a meandering speech that may mark the end of any ...
Obama Bets he can Roll the Speaker and 83 House Dems
redstate.com 9/8/2009 — The politics of passing health care reform are exactly opposite in the Democratic controlled U.S. House and U.S. Senate. 1) In the House, Speaker Pelosi, staying true to her San Francisco Democratic roots will not pass health reform without a ...
In Defense of Van Jones — Pajamas Media
He gets thrown under the bus while manifestly corrupt career politicians thrive.
Bobby Harrell, S.C. House Speaker, Wants Sanford To Resign — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
From NBC's Mark Murray Bobby Harrell, the Republican speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, has become the latest state GOP officeholder to call for embattled Gov. Mark Sanford (R) resign from office.
S.C. House speaker calls for Sanford to resign — News
Add state House Speaker Bobby Harrell to the list of Republicans pining South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) to resign his office. "It was with much thought and trepidation that I came to this conclusion," Harrell explained in a statement released Tuesday. "I did so only after I spoke with ...
BREAKING: SC House speaker asks Sanford to resign — The Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Per MSNBC's David Shuster just now, the South Carolina House speaker is calling for Mark Sanford's resignation... the most weighty request to date, says Shuster. Stay tuned.
Taking Stock Of The Rangel Probe: What's He Accused Of? — TPMMuckraker
Last week, Republicans intensified their calls for the ouster of Rep. Charles Rangel from his job as chair of the House Ways and Means committee. The Harlem Democrat has been under fire thanks to a string of revelations about irregularities in his personal financial arrangements. But Nancy ...
I agree with Pelosi and support retention (for now) of Charlie Rangel as committee chair — Ace of Spades HQ
Frankly, I never thought I'd ever type those words...but here we are, and I did. Of course you're asking yourselves if I've gone batshit crazy, took a million dollar bribe, went off my meds, am being blackmailed in some gay...
Pelosi, Corruption and Liberal Dinosaurs — Blogs For Victory
Here’s a story about Pelosi’s reluctance to dump ethics-challenged Rangel - but here’s the part I found most interesting: …Rangel has told supporters he’s committed to running for re-election next year and plans to run again in 2012 – when he’s 82 — health ...
POLITICO: Pelosi Loath to Drop The Hammer On Rangel…. — Instapundit
POLITICO: Pelosi Loath to Drop The Hammer On Rangel.
Quote of the Day — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
"Unless they find $90,000 in his freezer, like they did with Jefferson, we're going to wait." -- A House Democratic aide, quoted by Politico , on why House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is refusing "a growing chorus of calls to drop the hammer" on Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY).
BEFORE OBAMA APPEARS AT THE UP-COMING JOINT SESSION, OBAMA MUST DECLARE WHERE HE STANDS ON RANGEL — THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
DESPITE BEING A SERIAL LIAR AND TAX-CHEAT, PELOSI IS ALLOWING THE CORRUPT RANGEL TO KEEP HE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE. DOES OBAMA APPROVE OF RANGEL? OBAMA'S SILENCE SAYS HE DOES APPROVE OF RANGEL. IF OBAMA DOESN'T APPROVE OF RANGEL HE MUST SAY SO. NOW. BEFORE HIS ...
Pelosi Loath To Drop Hammer On Rangel — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Stripping the Harlem Democrat of his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee would force Pelosi to make a series of unpalatable decisions about Rangel's successor that would create a ruckus in the Democratic caucus. More on Nancy Pelosi
Why Isn’t Nancy “Drain The Swamp” Pelosi Going After The Ethically-Challenged Charlie Rangel? — Say Anything
Because it would create a “ruckus.”  Duh . Why is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refusing a growing chorus of calls to drop the hammer on ethics-challenged Charlie Rangel? Because, at the moment, doing nothing creates a lot less trouble for Pelosi than doing anything, current ...
Boehner To Rangel: Step Down Till Ethics Probe Is Complete — TPMMuckraker
Things aren't looking good for Rep. Charlie Rangel. Last week, we learned that the embattled New York congressman had failed to disclose $600,000 in assets, as well as tens of thousands of dollars in income, on his 2007 financial disclosure forms. And today, reports Roll Call , GOP House ...
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) must step asside — USS Neverdock
says the Washington Post. "From all that we've seen thus far, Mr. Rangel has violated that trust continually and seemingly without care ." The Democrats don't care. That's why Pelosi hasn't fired him.
Culture of corruption: Rangel and his Ethics Committee foxes — Michelle Malkin
Charlie Rangel puts a whole new twist to walking-around money. [...] Read the rest »