30ashopper
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Term limits! 'D' or 'R', they're as corrupt as Hayward after 20 plus years. Hello! HELLO!
Is there anybody out there??
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Rangel and Waters charged with ethics violations
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Is there anybody out there??
sunspotbaby
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Crook, crooked, crookeder, crookedest. It's all about 'how much is my vote worth........in U.S. $$$$' :roll:
sunspotbaby
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1 or 2 terms isn't long enough to find your clique in the U.S. government frat-boy heirarchy or figure out who pays the most for your vote.
sarawind
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That old saying, "power corrupts" is unfortunately pervasive in Washington, D. C. The dems are circling the wagon. Interesting article:
Dem leaders, donors to hold Rangel birthday bash at The Plaza
By Alexander Bolton - 07/31/10 11:15 AM ET
Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker.
Lobbyists and other party donors received invitations this week to join Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and New York Gov. David Paterson at one of New York?s finest hotels to celebrate Rangel?s birthday.
Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are also listed as featured guests, according to an invitation viewed by The Hill.
Some potential guests received the invitation a day after the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct issued a report accusing Rangel of multiple ethics violations.
While some Democrats think Rangel has become politically radioactive in Washington, the invitation lists a variety of enticements to get people to show up to his birthday bash and contribute to his campaign.
Aretha Franklin, the ?Queen of Soul,? will serenade them and guests who pony up $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,500 for tickets. The funds will go to the Rangel Victory Fund, a campaign account.
The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for August 11th despite the fact that Rangel?s actual birthday is June 11th.
Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson and Ken Raske, president and CEO of the Greater New York Hospital Association and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a prominent advocate for human rights and religious freedom, are listed among the chairs of the event.
It remains to be seen whether the leaders of the New York Democratic Party will stay in Rangel?s corner when a growing number of Democrats in Washington are backing away from him.
President Obama gave Rangel a nudge toward retirement Friday.
Obama said the ethics charges against Rangel were ?very troubling.?
?He?s somebody who?s at the end of his career,? Obama said in a CBS Evening News interview. ?I?m sure that what he wants is to be able to end his career with dignity. And my hope is that happens.?
Several House Democrats such as Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) have called on Rangel to resign. Others, such as Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D), who is running for Senate in Indiana, have returned past campaign donations from Rangel.
Schumer and Gillibrand are running for re-election this year but without serious opposition. So far they have not abandoned Rangel.
Schumer gave $10,000 from his leadership political action committee to Rangel?s campaign account at the end of June.
The calls for Rangel?s resignation intensified after the House ethics committee charged Rangel Thursday with 13 counts of ethics violations.
A report from the panel?s investigative subcommittee accused Rangel of seeking contributions from to the Cherles B. Rangel Center for Public Service from lobbyists with business before the Ways and Means Committee when he served as chairman. It also faulted Rangel for accepting a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan and failing to report rental income on a villa in the Dominican Republic.
A Democratic lobbyist invited to the event said the Democratic political hierarchy in New York is still behind Rangel.
?Charlie Rangel is going to get re-elected, unless he gets expelled from Congress,? said the lobbyist. ?This shows his level of support in New York.?
The hosts of the event include Peter Angelos, a trial lawyer and owner of the Baltimore Orioles; Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and David Boies, who represented Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 Florida recount.
?If three-quarters of the people on the host committee show up, this event is a huge success,? said the Democratic lobbyist.
Rangel is raising the money for New York?s Democratic primary, scheduled for Sept. 14. He is facing four challengers.
A Public Policy Polling survey released earlier this month showed Rangel winning less than 40 percent of the vote in a primary race. It showed his job approval at 49 percent. Adam Clayton Powell IV, Rangel?s closest competitor, drew 21 percent support.
Source:
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/111995-dem-leaders-donors-to-hold-rangel-birthday-bash-at-plaza
Dem leaders, donors to hold Rangel birthday bash at The Plaza
By Alexander Bolton - 07/31/10 11:15 AM ET
Democratic leaders and major party donors plan to hold a lavish 80th birthday gala for Charles Rangel at The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan next month, despite 13 ethics charges pending against the veteran lawmaker.
Lobbyists and other party donors received invitations this week to join Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and New York Gov. David Paterson at one of New York?s finest hotels to celebrate Rangel?s birthday.
Gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are also listed as featured guests, according to an invitation viewed by The Hill.
Some potential guests received the invitation a day after the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct issued a report accusing Rangel of multiple ethics violations.
While some Democrats think Rangel has become politically radioactive in Washington, the invitation lists a variety of enticements to get people to show up to his birthday bash and contribute to his campaign.
Aretha Franklin, the ?Queen of Soul,? will serenade them and guests who pony up $200, $500, $1,000 or $2,500 for tickets. The funds will go to the Rangel Victory Fund, a campaign account.
The 2010 Rangel Birthday Gala is planned for August 11th despite the fact that Rangel?s actual birthday is June 11th.
Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson and Ken Raske, president and CEO of the Greater New York Hospital Association and Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a prominent advocate for human rights and religious freedom, are listed among the chairs of the event.
It remains to be seen whether the leaders of the New York Democratic Party will stay in Rangel?s corner when a growing number of Democrats in Washington are backing away from him.
President Obama gave Rangel a nudge toward retirement Friday.
Obama said the ethics charges against Rangel were ?very troubling.?
?He?s somebody who?s at the end of his career,? Obama said in a CBS Evening News interview. ?I?m sure that what he wants is to be able to end his career with dignity. And my hope is that happens.?
Several House Democrats such as Rep. Mike Arcuri (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Betty Sutton (D-Ohio) have called on Rangel to resign. Others, such as Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D), who is running for Senate in Indiana, have returned past campaign donations from Rangel.
Schumer and Gillibrand are running for re-election this year but without serious opposition. So far they have not abandoned Rangel.
Schumer gave $10,000 from his leadership political action committee to Rangel?s campaign account at the end of June.
The calls for Rangel?s resignation intensified after the House ethics committee charged Rangel Thursday with 13 counts of ethics violations.
A report from the panel?s investigative subcommittee accused Rangel of seeking contributions from to the Cherles B. Rangel Center for Public Service from lobbyists with business before the Ways and Means Committee when he served as chairman. It also faulted Rangel for accepting a rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan and failing to report rental income on a villa in the Dominican Republic.
A Democratic lobbyist invited to the event said the Democratic political hierarchy in New York is still behind Rangel.
?Charlie Rangel is going to get re-elected, unless he gets expelled from Congress,? said the lobbyist. ?This shows his level of support in New York.?
The hosts of the event include Peter Angelos, a trial lawyer and owner of the Baltimore Orioles; Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; and David Boies, who represented Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 Florida recount.
?If three-quarters of the people on the host committee show up, this event is a huge success,? said the Democratic lobbyist.
Rangel is raising the money for New York?s Democratic primary, scheduled for Sept. 14. He is facing four challengers.
A Public Policy Polling survey released earlier this month showed Rangel winning less than 40 percent of the vote in a primary race. It showed his job approval at 49 percent. Adam Clayton Powell IV, Rangel?s closest competitor, drew 21 percent support.
Source:
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/111995-dem-leaders-donors-to-hold-rangel-birthday-bash-at-plaza
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futurebeachbum
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1994 showed what candidate's promises of term-limits are worth.
Remember the "Contract with America"? It had "The Citizen Legislature Act" which proposed 12-year limits (via Constitutional amendment) for Congress.
Guess who had to pass that? The very folks who would be limited by it. Fat Chance. (Besides, their donors don't want to have break in a new crop of flunkies every few years. After all, its hard enough on them having to purchase a new President every 8 years.)
Then there were individual states who tried to term limit their federal representatives. In 1995 Oregon voters passed a law to limit Federal terms for Oregon Senators and Congressmen. They were sued by their own elected representatives who were desperate to not lose their jobs.
Without a constitutional convention, it will never happen.
Remember the "Contract with America"? It had "The Citizen Legislature Act" which proposed 12-year limits (via Constitutional amendment) for Congress.
Guess who had to pass that? The very folks who would be limited by it. Fat Chance. (Besides, their donors don't want to have break in a new crop of flunkies every few years. After all, its hard enough on them having to purchase a new President every 8 years.)
Then there were individual states who tried to term limit their federal representatives. In 1995 Oregon voters passed a law to limit Federal terms for Oregon Senators and Congressmen. They were sued by their own elected representatives who were desperate to not lose their jobs.
Without a constitutional convention, it will never happen.
Edgy Grammy
Beach Lover
LuciferSam
Banned
Because they have an anti-regulatory non-interventionist laissez faire attitude.
Nice.