POWIP Piece of Work In Progress – Former Abode of Dan Collins

May be censure for Good Time Charlie!

At least that's what's being recommended:

The House ethics committee's chief counsel has recommended that Rep. Charles Rangel be censured in connection with a finding that he engaged in improper financial and fundraising conduct.

If Chisam's recommendation is carried out, this would be the most serious punishment, short of expulsion, which is highly unlikely. Chisam and Rangel argued their positions Thursday in a public hearing on sanctions held by the ethics committee.

A censure vote is a resolution disapproving a member's conduct. The lawmaker then is escorted to the front of the House chamber, known as the well, by the sergeant-at-arms. While standing before his colleagues, the speaker of the House then issues an oral rebuke.

So we'll see what happens.  I'll be surprised if they don't move on this matter quickly, while there are still an overwhelming number of Democrats, a number of them invulberable lame-ducks to boot, who can vote to ratchet down his punishment.  Who knows?  It may actually end up being of a lesser severity than Joe "YOU LIE!" Wilson's.

Which, you know, would somehow befit The Most Ethical! Congress EVAR!11!1!

I mean, clearly, to hold Mr. Rangel in more contempt than Wilson would clearly be a miscarriage of justice, eh?  Especially since Wilson clearly demonsrated his h8ting racism of the immaculate one.  Wouldn't that make all who think that Rangel should be treated as any other person kind of a double-plus racist !  Indeed...

Especially since we know that some at the farm are simply more equal than others.

Rocketman