Congressman Charles Rangel

Today I read on CBS that US Rep. Charles Rangel insulted disabled people by comparing them to Sarah Palin. Here's the story from CBS (excerpted): Rangel: I Didn't Mean To Call Palin 'Disabled' "You got to be kind to the disabled," Rangel said. CBS 2 HD: "You got to be kind to the disabled?" Rangel: "Yes." CBS 2 HD: "She's disabled?" Rangel: "There's no question about it politically. It's a nightmare to think that a person's foreign policy is based on their ability to look at Russia from... Read Full Story

Charlie Rangel, Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee (the tax writing committee in the U.S. House) is in the news for failing to report income on a summer home he's owned in the Dominican Republic for more than 20 years. If the story is accurate, than this is mainly a story about accounting missteps, not an intent to hide a profitable investment. Embarrassing, nonetheless Analysis This is a great example of the problems with a too-complex tax code. When the Chair of Ways and Means... Read Full Story

AP - Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., already in trouble for tax problems, called Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin "disabled" on Friday, and then quickly retreated and said he misspoke saying he meant "disadvantaged." Read Full Story

In October of 2007, Rep. Charles Rangel, (D-N.Y.), shocked the civilized world with a proposal so extreme that it was dubbed the "Mother of All Tax Hikes" by reasonable folks (Republicans) in the U.S. House. At the time, it was unclear why the rotund Rangel, head of the House tax-writing committee, would propose something so draconian. Was this raspy-voiced bundle of liberal tomfoolery that out-of-touch about the devastating effect that over taxation can have on a family budget and the... Read Full Story

Rangel Key Donor And Fundraiser To Al Franken, Ashwin Madia And Tim Walz Republican Party of Minnesota Chair Ron Carey called for Al Franken, Ashwin Madia and Tim Walz to join the New York Times in calling for Charles Rangel to step down from his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means committee and return all Rangel funds. “When the New York Times is calling for a top Democrat to step down from his leadership post in the U.S. House, it’s clear Rangel is someone that Al Franken, Tim Walz... Read Full Story