Charlie Rangel: The Otter Defense

[ILOVEDNY]

[Save Us]

Rangel is an idiot who got busted like the rest of them.

Yep our politicians are looking after you... but of course looking after themselves first.

Great movie.

[justaxme]

Guilty:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40190465...ics/?GT1=43001

Nothing will happen to him. IRS isn't doing anything about the non reported income. He's a bum and only got caught after 40 years. All politicians make my skin crawl. And I'm sure he'll keep his golden retirement and health insurance. The best out tax dollars can buy him.

[DR_GONZO]

Just another cretin to add to the long list of corrupt dems and reps. Representative of the people... SAD!!! Both parties need to be removed/disbanded/never mentioned again.

[justaxme]

WOW! Censured. That's nasty. They tell everyone you were a bad boy!!

Representative censures

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure..._United_States

Barney Frank (D-MA) was reprimanded on 26 July 1990 for fixing parking tickets for his roommate and some-time lover.
[edit] Charles Rangel

On 18 November 2010, House Ethics Counsel Blake Chisam recommended that Re. Charles Rangel (D-NY) be censured after the House Ethics Committee found Rangel to be guilty of 11 of 12 alleged breaches of ethics (a 13th was consolidated).

Doesn't sound that bad. Barney went on to bigger and better things!

[therising]

Unfortunately, he was just reelected - with a ridiculous amount of the vote.
So, besides giving him the Scarlet Letter of being an a-hole, there's probably very little than can be done.

[Dougles]

Why NYC hasn't filled criminal charges against him are beyond me...

[justaxme]

Americans may be able to rest a little easier this April if Congressman John Carter, R-Texas gets his way.

Rep. Carter introduced a bill Wednesday to eliminate all IRS penalties and interest for paying taxes past due.

The legislation calls for the creation of what he calls the, "Rangel Rule," -- drawing attention to the recent legal issues of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., enabling citizens who fail to pay taxes on time to do so later with no additional fees.

Rangel, who writes the country's tax policies, acknowledged last fall that he failed to pay thousands in real estate taxes for rental income he earned from a property in the Dominican Republic.

As of September 2008 the Harlem Democrat reportedly paid back more than $10,000 in taxes but that did not include any IRS penalties.