Spike,

"Republican U.S. House candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said the July 22 House Ethics Committee decision to investigate accusations against Rep. Charlie Rangel is an indictment of 2nd District Democrat Rep. David Loebsack who voted two years ago to block an investigation."

Mr. Clean gets rid of your friend's slime
And sleaze in just a minute
Mr. Clean will clean your balance sheet
The F. E. C. finds nothing in it

Sleaze on your ties is most unsightly. There are some things that should be left to professionals. Take that cash to a laundromat. There is no shortage of such committees.

Is there anybody you would recommend?

M C

150 oz Cheer is on sale this week at Target.

Spike

Spike,

“I have not passed any judgment on Rangel,” Loebsack said the 2008 vote. He divided his $5,000 contribution from Rangel between the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids chambers of commerce and statewide flood relief efforts. Loebsack said he was a victim of “guilt by association.”

It amazes me that Loebsack was the last to know. I suppose if Loebsack had some real world experience working at Burger King or McDonald's he would have seen the danger signs before he had to scrub Rangel's dirty campaign money.

Family is always the last to know.

GH

Spike:

"Friends and political allies of embattled Rep. Charlie Rangel are noticeably quiet after the disclosure that the 40-year House veteran and dean of the New York congressional delegation may face serious charges from a House ethics panel...

But national Democrats, already nervous about the party's prospects in the November election, had little to say publicly about Rangel's plight.

It's a particularly vexing situation for New York Democrats, who know Rangel well and have benefited for years from his campaign contributions and his advocacy for the state — particularly on the powerful Ways and Means Committee, which he chaired before stepping down from the post last March.

To criticize Rangel would look politically expedient for these Democrats and could risk the ire of the Congressional Black Caucus and the many influential black activists in New York. But staying silent leaves them vulnerable to Republican charges that the party is not sufficiently tough on the ethical lapses of its members."

If I read this correctly, Loebsack's silence is tacit approval of the status quo and Rangle's outrageous criminal behavior. You were right. They are two peas in a pod.

I'm waiting for the Mike Sweet defense column for Rangel that it was all George Bush's fault.

Humor Me Mike