Without comment, Representative Charles Rangel (D. NY) was one of the 21 Democrats present at the health care summit today in Washington, D.C. This is the same Charlie Rangel who has been under investigation for corruption for what seems like forever at this point. In fact, on the same day the esteemed and honorable Congressman Rangel was battling for the little man (please add sarcastic voice to that) he admitted that an ethics panel found that our upstanding citizen had accepted corporate money in violation of House rules and the investigation is far from over. Yet somehow, there he was, participating in the sham summit, as he continues to flaunt the investigation under the apparent belief that the longer it goes on, the more public interest will wane. Do I expect more from a politician? No. What I do find distasteful is that the Democrats apparently didn't think twice about bringing him along and neither they nor the President have made any attempt to distance themselves from him. It's as if Rangel wasn't under investigation at all.
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