RightChange: Charlie Rangel’s Comeback Trail

While we are on the ridiculousness of Nancy Pelosi train, we may as well write about her latest public backing.  Almost a year ago, members of Congress overwhelmingly voted to censure Rep. Charlie Rangel for (D-NY) on 13 counts of ethics violations.  His two-year investigation revealed that he failed to claim income on a slew of rental properties and investments, didn’t disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars on his stocks and mutual funds, abused rent control laws on the apartments he owned in New York, and failed to pay taxes on his Dominican Republic island vacation home.

A fine candidate for public office in Pelosi’s eyes:

This week, Rangel again brought the House into disrepute — but this time he had the full support of his colleagues.

“Last night marked a momentous evening in my campaign for re-election,” Rangel wrote Thursday in a letter to supporters. “At a special event in Washington, Democratic leaders including Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Sandy Levin, John Con­yers, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Steve Israel stood by my side and pledged their unwavering support on my behalf. I am so humbled and grateful for their involvement.”

As further evidence of how he had gone from opprobrium to affirmation, Rangel attached an article from Politico headlined “What Censure? Rangel’s Back.” The article included quotes from Rangel taunting the House ethics committee members and saying his censure was all for show.”

It seems only fitting we post this RightChange throwback on Pelosi’s commitment to draining the swamp.

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