Does Charlie Rangel Still Hold Gavel? Twitterers Contradict

by Drew Grant | 8:20 pm, March 2nd, 2010

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What is going on over at the House tonight? We’re getting conflicting reports about Rep. Charlie Rangel, chairman (or possibly now ex-chairman) of the House Ways and Means Committee. While the question of whether or not Rangel did violate ethical boundaries is no longer up for debate, but whether or not he’ll have to give up his chairmanship is.

NBC reported half an hour ago that Rangel will temporarily give up Chairmanship, and Michigan Dem Rep. Sander Levin will temporarily take over. Now Chuck Todd is saying on his Twitter that this may not necessarily be the case, and Peter Stark might get the gavel.

Meanwhile, Mike Madden of Salon.com Tweeted that Rangel left his meeting with Nancy Pelosi with gavel still in hand. So which is it?

Charlie Rangel, House Means and Ways Committee, Mike Madden, Peter Stark, twitter

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There is no precedent for “temporarily” stepping down from a Chairmanship so we must conclude (joyfully so) that Charlie “Wrongel” is at last out of the limelight. Never in my memory has their been a more arrogant, deceitful, and incompetent individual in such a high position.

(Yeah, I know all the Bush haters are gonna tear this up, but it’s still true!)

What we must be mindful of, however, is that when one condones errant behavior, they are, by association, guilty of that same behavior. “Wrongel” is a crook. He should be in jail. If the Democrats don’t put him there, they are guilty of his acts.