econrob wrote on September 06, 2009 03:17 PM: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-735

SEC. 7529. UNITED STATES CITIZENS EXEMPT FROM PENALTIES AND INTEREST.
‘Any individual who is a citizen of the United States and who writes ‘Rangel Rule’ on the top of the first page of the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for any taxable year shall be exempt from any requirement to pay interest, and from any penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount, with respect to such return.’.
(b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
‘Sec. 7529. United states citizens exempt from penalties and interest.’.

willis wrote on September 06, 2009 01:43 PM: "It was the blind eye cast on the unethical behavior of their own members by the Republican leadership that led to their ouster by the voters a few short years ago. Do Democrats believe it can't happen to them?"

It won't happen to them. There is a difference. The MSM was lying in wait to pounce on every indiscretion of the Republicans, no matter how large or small. When it comes to the Democrats, they are like referrees in a professional wrestling match. They are the only ones in the entire stadium not to see the infraction by the villain.

SeanNC wrote on September 06, 2009 10:23 AM: If Rangel is not stripped of his chair and not prosecuted it will be because he is a black Democrat.


If the man were a white Republican all the major media outlets would be screaming in outrage, demanding the loss of his chairmanship, arrest, public frog march and lengthy sentence in prison.

k2traverse wrote on September 06, 2009 09:36 AM: Quick--how can we blame Rangel's cheating on Bush and Cheney? There has to be a way. I mean, Bush allowed interrogators to yell at terrorists and blow smoke in their faces and deprive them of sleep. Rangel is just a victim of Bush and Cheney, right?

Richard of Oregon wrote on September 06, 2009 09:13 AM: Peloski is doing everything she can do to save Charlie. I wonder what he has on her. He has paid off some of the members of the House Ethics Committee, but I doubt that Nancy is so hard up for money that she would risk taking a bribe from him. Nor do I think he has some scandal gossip on her. A juicy scandal would help not hinder her reelection among her constituents. My guess is that she may be vunerable to civil or potentially criminal action by the IRS or the FBI or some other government agency she can't silence.

Congressional Black Caucus wrote on September 06, 2009 08:01 AM: Taxes and any standard of decency are only for the melanin challenged.

ibid wrote on September 06, 2009 07:35 AM: if i could touch greed i would kill it.

Dave Constans wrote on September 06, 2009 06:47 AM: "Do Democrats believe it can't happen to them?" Yes. They also believe that socialism will work if *they* run it. That *they* won't make the same mistakes as other nation's national health care programs. That *they* can run car companies, with the help of the UAW, better then anyone else. That history says otherwise on all these issues is unimportant, *they* know they are right. God help us!

myna wrote on September 06, 2009 06:46 AM: Rangel is not only arrogant and corrupt official. He is also a CANCER to the society.

Garret wrote on September 06, 2009 05:34 AM: Good article -- As far as it goes. The really staggering shock in this case came in a report last week:

Since the time the ethics probe began, Rangel has given "campaign contributions" to more than 100 congressmen! Three of those congressmen sit on the ethics panel!

Does Nancy Pelosi take action? No. Does the media get up in arms? No. How can it ever get more in you face than this? This behavior -- on the part of all involved-- is the most elementary insult to the voters I have ever seen. Breathtaking.

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