Censure, then Dinner and Back to Work

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Pajamas Media:

It was a nauseating display of ruling class obfuscation, a prime example of why Congress now receives such a low public approval rating.

Rangel broke the law. He used his chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means Committee to solicit money from lobbyists for the Charles B. Rangel Center at the City College of New York. He sidestepped the law by, having helped write the tax code, knowing what language to employ to avoid legal ramifications. He misused congressional perks. He failed to pay taxes on an income property for 17 years. He failed to report assets properly for a decade. He misused a rent-stabilized apartment as a campaign office. And he had an unreported $500,000-$600,000 in a checking account he claimed to have forgotten about, prior to blaming his wife for it.