He’s keeping his gavel:
When campaigning in 2006, Nancy Pelosi said that a vote for Democratic control of Congress would bring the “most ethical Congress ever.” Now that one of their leadership has been caught violating ethics rules about accepting travel from lobbyists — precisely the kind of scandal Pelosi exploited in 2006 in the Jack Abramoff debacle — what does she plan to do about it? Er … nothing:
The House ethics committee decision to admonish Rangel for taking two corporate-sponsored trips to the Caribbean has turned up the heat on the powerful Ways and Means Committee chairman — with even House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying that Rangel’s actions don’t pass the “smell test.”…
…But the speaker also said that Rangel’s participation in the corporate-sponsored trips wasn’t something that had “jeopardized our country in any way,” and she made it clear that she has no intention of taking away Rangel’s chairmanship…
Because Nancy Pelosi rose to power by being corrupt. Because Rangel simply will not be punished by his constituents – and, ultimately, because liberals do not hold their own to account. As Matt and I pointed out in Caucus of Corruption, the only thing which makes Democrats move against one of their own is if there is a risk of electoral loss. Absent that, and Democrats will stand by their corrupt members.
And the rank and file will never abandon their liberal leaders – because they do as they’re told. Servile in mind and spirit and lacking skill in independent thinking, liberals just swallow whatever feces their bosses shove at them.
We will put an end to this – Rangel can keep his dirty mitts on that gavel, for now. But the day of reckoning is coming.
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