Rational Nation USA

By: Les Carpenter III Rational Nation USA Now here is a picture of two clowns occupying the same space at the same time. Not being a fan of either Clara Bell (to the left) or Bozo (to the right) I find Representative Charles Rangel's D-NY  (the one on the right) criticism of the Obamanation to be amusing. Charles Rangel has compared Obama to Dick Cheney for his his apparent continued  support in pursuing the senseless war his predecessor started. On this charge I must say I find myself in agreement with Bozo. What is perhaps most interesting is that the corrupt Bozo, and the corrupt Clara Bell have so much in common yet they find themselves on opposite sides of the same statist page quite often. Or perhaps it is not really that interesting or unusual. After all politics are just that politics. And usually principals are the odd man out so to speak. Seriously though, aside from all the issues Represent...

I am reminded of Pinocchio as I read Ms. Speaker's statement on how she is running the most ethical and honest Congress in history. Three observations; 1) She is delusional with her view of her stewardship, 2) She is as narcissistic as her Leader in Chief, and 3) she is clueless when it comes to ethical behavior, or should I say the lack of it. Ms. Ethics of the House, Her Speakership Pelosi has, at least for now determined she will not ask for Mr. Rangel's resignation from the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee (of course this is to give time to find a way to plausibly do nothing). The Democratic power base will take whatever action it can to protect one of their own. Pelosi is merely using delay and stalling tactics in hopes this will either blow over, or they can find a way to justify his lack of ethical behavior or else assign responsibility to someone other than "good ole Charlie." Frankly t...

Well well, we see that the esteemed (choke) democratic congressman from the state of New York, Charles Rangel  finds himself in hot water once again.  According to the House Ethics Committee he accepted leisure trips to desirable locales (the Caribbean) paid for by... none other than corporations. No doubt wishing to secure Mr. Rangel's political favor and influence. Congressman Rangel is the object of several ethic investigations as noted in the Wall Street Journal, brief excerpt below. The ethics investigation is one of several targeting the activities of Mr. Rangel. The committee is also looking at whether Mr. Rangel filed inaccurate forms with Congress disclosing his personal assets. Last summer, Mr. Rangel updated his personal-financial-disclosure forms for the past few years, revealing more than $500,000 in assets he hadn't before made public.   The new committee action is sure to increase pressure on Mr. Rangel to give up his chairma...