No...Anything but THAT!!!!!!

Rangel Facing Censure Despite Tears.

So...Charlie Rangel a 20-term member of the House of Representatives, was found guilty of 11 counts of Ethics Violations, mostly revolving around his use of rent-controlled apartment for his campaign headquarters, and his failure to declare income that he earned on rental property in the Dominican Republic.  Oh, and using his official Congressional Letterhead Stationary for fund raising efforts.  Who cares about the last one...its the middle one that hurts the most.  For me of thee, 'failure to report income on rental property' that is the worst. 
If you or I had 'failed to report income on rental property' for OVER A DECADE!!!!!  We would be arrested for Tax Evasion, not guilty of 'Ethical Violations.' 

The recommended punishment for Rangel?  He MAY have to stand in the middle of the floor in Congress, while the Speaker of the House tells him he was a bad, bad boy. 

Disgusting.  Just disgusting. 

Also disgusting, is Rangel assertion that he was not a 'corrupt politician.' 

Yes he was.  Now...in his defense, I don't think he was doing anything much more corrupt than 90% of the other members of Congress have been doing, but, he got sloppy and got caught.  Kind of like the New England Patriots in their 'Spygate' thing a few years ago...just got caught doing what everyone else was doing.

Another disgusting thing?  That he is on his 21st term...being reelected with 81% of the VOTE!!!!  That's after he resigned from his Chairmenship of the House Ways and Means Committee in disgrace back in March.  And after he got all uppity with a reporter for even SUGGESTING that he might no win reelection:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677//vp/38372364#38372364

I can't believe I linked to MSNBC...I feel so dirty...but go about a minute into the video, and look at how pompous he is after the reporter questioned his reelection chances.

So...what it comes down to is censure.  There is nothing between censure and expulsion?  Are we sure?  No tar and feathering?  This guy is a professional politician...he has made a LIVING out of going braindead during countless political events...you mean to tell me censure is going to accomplish anything, other than giving him time to stand up and think about his shopping list in front of the rest of Congress?

Surely, we can borrow a set of Stocks from Salem, Mass...put him out on display on the Capitol steps or something like that.  For some reason, when I think about a censure, I am picturing Team America, when Hans Blix tells Kim Jong Ill 'We will write a letter, telling you how angry we are'