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| Congressional Black Caucus Bitches About Rangel's Removal |
| 2010-03-03 |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing a new conundrum as the swell of voices calling for the removal of House Ways & Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) begins to build. Sources on the Hill tell HUMAN EVENTS that the latest problem involves the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and their objection to Rangel's ouster as the first member of their caucus to hold the chairmanship of the very powerful tax writing committee. To complicate matters, one source says the CBC is pressuring Pelosi to give the slot to another CBC member, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). The main problem with that scenario is she'd have to "reach down five people," passing over three other committee members in line to do so: Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Rep. Jim McDermott (D-Wash.). Stark is a 78-year-old bombastic Californian notorious for his lack of decorum. One source told me, "Pelosi really doesn't want to see Stark in the chairmanship." At a town hall meeting over the summer a constituent told Stark, "Don't pee on my leg and then tell me it's raining." Stark replied to the senior citizen, "I wouldn't dignify you by peeing on your leg. I wouldn't waste the urine." According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, "Stark once called the American Medical Association a bunch of 'greedy troglodytes.' He's got a point there ... He assailed one Republican colleague as 'a whore for the insurance industry,' called another a 'fascist' and a third a 'fruitcake.' Recently, when a pesky journalist asked the same question too many times, Stark threatened to throw him out the window." Another Hill staffer close to the arena told me on condition of anonymity, "Pelosi's choice is between unethical and crazy. It's tough to decide which is better." Pelosi could likely justify stepping over Stark and his behavior, yet the next two in line, Levin and McDermott, don't have the issues their colleague has. It will be interesting to note which Democrat members of the committee support an affirmative action policy when it's the committee chairmanship at stake. One thing is certain: Rangel's corruption issues are causing severe damage to the Democrat Party in the election year. This initial ethics finding was only the first shoe to drop. Rangel remains under investigation for more serious charges including income tax violations. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Racists. I wonder how the Congressional White Caucus would go over? |
| Posted by: Hellfish 2010-03-03 19:52 |
| #8 Bitch (Pelosi) set me up! /Rangel |
| Posted by: ed 2010-03-03 15:39 |
| #7 Yes, there is a precedent: Marion Barry: 2008 Council of the District of Columbia, Ward 8, General Election[10] Marion Barry (D) 92% Darrell Danny Gaston (I) 4% Yavocka Young (I) 4% |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-03-03 15:25 |
| #6 Uh, McDermott doesnt have issues?! He is an issue unto himself as the farthest of far left loonies, he's farther. I dont even think the commies would take him. But for those folks in Alki and Magnolia, Bellevue and Mercer Island......he's perfect. |
| Posted by: 746 2010-03-03 12:23 |
| #5 "That's a BLACK Chairmanship!" Oh brother. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-03-03 11:41 |
| #4 one reason the Cong Black Caucus is worried is that several other of its members are under investigation |
| Posted by: lord garth 2010-03-03 10:53 |
| #3 Oh, Nancy...please, please pick McDermott to run Ways and Means. By picking a Communist traitor to run one of the House's most important committees, you give the Trunks campaign-ad scripts that write themselves and GUARANTEE that the Quislingcrats will lose both the House and Senate in a landslide. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaaloo) 2010-03-03 09:25 |
| #2 Why by Secondhand Serenade And in all this time Nancy this song playing in her head. |
| Posted by: Don Vito Snamble3185 2010-03-03 06:55 |
| #1 One thing is certain: Rangel's corruption issues are causing severe damage to the Democrat Party in the election year. On second thought Nancy, please leave him where he is. If it weren't an election year, I'd say let him go. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-03-03 01:34 |