tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post8382047532420014073..comments2024-03-28T17:03:56.038-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: Nice: Charlie Rangel Broke House Ethics Rules by Paying Defense Lawyers With PAC Money In His Trial for Breaking House Ethics RulesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-73293950325211041822010-11-15T17:04:37.216-05:002010-11-15T17:04:37.216-05:00Here's the thing though... he will walk. Again...Here's the thing though... he will walk. Again. He's walked for FORTY GODDAMN YEARS.<br /><br />I have absolutely no faith in the idea that this ultra-corrupt government will actually punish one of their own, this icon of corruption and greed.<br /><br />Bet you $ 20 the most he's going to get is a symbolic fine, equal to maybe 1/1000th of the funds he's defrauded us out of. Best-case scenario: acquitted on all counts.Tom Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14981014191775160249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-76349957248043863402010-11-15T08:19:11.164-05:002010-11-15T08:19:11.164-05:00That's exactly what I was thinking when I read...That's exactly what I was thinking when I read it yesterday! LOL<br />Regarding the story that Democrat Congressman Charles "Cholly" Rangel raided his PACs for $393,000:<br />http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/rangel_raided_pacs_for_ZlQ9s68r9cadmFBXvTeq1K<br />Let me get this straight. "Cholly" breaks the House ethics rules so he can fund his defense against breaking the House ethics rule. Huh? Does anyone else see a problem with this??? Talk about your vicious circles...Joe Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02292424276289220622noreply@blogger.com