Charlie Rangel and Fairness

From this morning's New York Post:

Rep. Charles Rangel, the powerful head of the congressional committee that writes the country's tax laws, blamed his ignorance - and not being able to understand Spanish - for failing to report $75,000 in rental income from his Caribbean holiday home.

So let me get this straight, the man in charge of the committee that sets tax policy in the House wants us to believe that he shouldn't be in trouble because he didn't know the rules. Funny. He wrote them.

But he also believes that he shouldn't be held accountable:

"I really don't believe that making mistakes means you have to give up your career."

That is funny. Isn't this the same man who wanted Trent Lott drawn and quartered for a comment praising a colleague at a party. Isn't he also the one who wanted his corrupt colleague in Louisiana to step down from his committee assignment for wrongdoing (maybe Charlie just wanted his seat).

Charie Rangel has been outspoken about taxing all of us from every angle while posing as a man of the people. However, he accepted 4 rent controlled apartments which should have gone to working families. He also didn't pay his taxes on his place in the Dominican Republic. Why? Because he thought he would get away with it.

One more question. If Charlie Rangel was a Republican, would he still be the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee today? I think we all know the answer to that.

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