Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Welcome To Nancy's "Clean House"

clipped from www.nypost.com

And, after two closed-door sitdowns with him in 12 hours, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has no intention of stripping him of his prestigious position - no matter how big an embarrassment he's become.


Some were detailed by the newspaper Roll Call, which reviewed his
congressional disclosure forms:

* Rangel never reported, as required, the sale of a home he owned in the
District of Columbia.

* Nor did he disclose any income from the sale of a Harlem apartment - whose
value allegedly doubled while he owned it.

* He also failed to report income from the sale of a condo in Sunny Isles,
Fla., though property records show a $60,000 profit.

* Moreover, in 2002 his forms listed new investment holdings of $115,000 to
$315,000 - with no disclosure of how he acquired them. The next year, he
reported another five new cash assets, worth at least $268,000 - again, with no
indication of where they came from.

Obviously, life in Congress has been very, very good to Charlie Rangel.