The Caucus of Corruption Goes on Trial

Charlie Rangel in the hot seat:

A House investigative committee on Thursday charged New York Rep. Charles Rangel with multiple ethics violations, a blow to the former Ways and Means chairman and an election-year headache for Democrats.

The committee did not immediately specify the charges against the Democrat, but sources who could not discuss the allegations publicly said they include Rangel’s misuse of official stationery, his use of rent-subsidized New York apartments and failure to publicly disclose financial information as required…

Which is all pretty much par for the course for anyone who read Caucus of Corruption. The big question – by what means will the House Democrat leadership try to white wash all this? Its clear there is a lot in the case – had to be, or Democrats would have been able to kill it. But they certainly don’t want a lot of bad revelations coming out between now and November. So what will they do?

Probably the happiest outcome for the Democrats is a Rangel announcement that he’s going to retire. There is still time for that – the New York primary isn’t until September 14th and I’m sure the Democrats can bend whatever rules are necessary to get a replacement candidate. This move might be just that – a way to pressure Rangel; to let him know that the party is over and the Democrats need him to fall on his sword.

No matter how this particular case turns out, it is just the very tip of the iceberg. Corruption is endemic in the Democrat party and only a complete investigation from top to bottom will give us a chance to clear the rot out.

2010 > 1994

There are lots of beliefs as to how many seats Republicans will pick up in November… 40+ in the House is a number I am hearing… the Senate appears now to be on the verge of switching too…

What are your thoughts? With both Houses of Congress switch hands? By how much?

And then explain why.

Americans Must Take Back Their Government

The House Minority Leader lays out some governing ideas in the New York Times:

…In a 40-minute interview, Mr. Boehner pledged to “run the House differently than it was run in the past.” He said bills would be posted on the Internet three days in advance of debate, so lawmakers could adequately study the legislation. He said he would open Rules Committee meetings and allow cameras inside, providing a greater sense of transparency and whittling away at what he called a secretive and closed system.

“This is not the Congress of old,” Mr. Boehner said…

All of us rank-and-rile conservatives/Republicans have our complaints about the Congressional GOP – and while much has been forgiven, nothing has been forgotten. If the Republican Party wins a House majority in November, then that is just a first step – and a very small step, at that.

So far here in 2010 the House GOP has shown itself far more willing to listen to the people than the Senate GOP – and, of course, vastly more willing than the Democrats to lend an ear to what the people want. But, even so, we know that in the House GOP caucus there those who just want a seat at the trough and don’t really care about America – and we’re bound to elect a few new ones in November (people who will play the outsider game to get elected, and then rush to get on their knees to the Ruling Class). Boehner has done good work, as have many others – but if the GOP wins, that will be the time when we’ll have to start exerting maximum pressure.

Let what has happened to our liberals be our warning – rank-and-file liberals really thought that they were getting Hope and Change…with Obama in the White House and Pelosi in the Speaker’s chair, all was accomplished. They turned a blind eye and now their leaders have loused it up – perhaps making Democrats toxic for a generation. We daren’t do that – pressure, pressure and then some more pressure must be exerted…and primary challenges must be ready to go at the drop of a hat.

It is our government – it is supposed to be there for us, not for the elite, the rich and the well-connected. But if we don’t stand up and be counted, nothing will change, ever.

What Media Bias? Part 178: the Unfolding Journolist Scandal

This just gets worse and worse for the left by the day – these are the supposedly unbiased people who will just bring us the facts:

LAURA ROZEN: People we no longer have to listen to: would it be unwise to start a thread of people we are grateful we no longer have to listen to? If not, I’ll start off: Michael Rubin.

MICHAEL COHEN, NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION: Mark Penn and Bob Shrum. Anyone who uses the expression “Real America.” We should send there ass to Gitmo!

JESSE TAYLOR, PANDAGON.NET: Michael Barone? Please?

LAURA ROZEN: Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich (afraid it’s not true), Drill Here Drill Now, And David Addington, John Yoo, we’ll see you in court?

JEFFREY TOOBIN, THE NEW YORKER: As a side note, does anyone know what prompted Michael Barone to go insane?

MATT DUSS: LEDEEN.

SPENCER ACKERMAN: Let’s just throw Ledeen against a wall. Or, pace Dr. Alterman, throw him through a plate glass window. I’ll bet a little spot of violence would shut him right the (Expletive Deleted) up, as with most bullies.

JOE KLEIN, TIME: Pete Wehner…these sort of things always end badly.

ERIC ALTERMAN, AUTHOR, WHAT LIBERAL MEDIA: (Expletive Deleted) Nascar retards…

The leftist bias of the MSM has been so pronounced for a couple decades now that only leftists and MSMers were willing to deny it with a straight face. At this point, however, you just have to be stupid to not admit it.

And the thing is, if they would just admit it, the issue would go away – what bothers people about the MSM is not the bias, but the pretense that there is no bias. As usual, the cover up is worse than the underlying crime.

Jindal to Obama: "Let Us Go Back to Work"

No more moratoriums. No more outsiders telling the people of Louisiana what to do. No more welfare check. Governor Jindal and his people want to get back to work – and Obama stands in their way.

An Un-Named Republican Would Beat Obama

This is gonna leave a mark:

A year after President Barack Obama’s political honeymoon ended, his job approval rating has dropped to a negative 44 – 48 percent, his worst net score ever, and American voters say by a narrow 39 – 36 percent margin that they would vote for an unnamed Republican rather than President Obama in 2012, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today…

Ouch! That that’s a sharp slap to the face – and quite gratifying to see it happen. The people are fully awake, now, to the terrible error we made in November of 2008.

JBYP Radio

One of our frequent commenters here at Blogs for Victory (Tfmo) has started doing a radio show – please check it out and give him your feedback.

Out and About on a Wednesday Morning

The Village Voice is displeased with me. I guess I should feel bad about it, but I don’t.

Was yesterday’s extension of unemployment benefits the last bit of stimulus we’ll see? It could be – going to be very hard to shove through a lot of additional spending next year, even if Democrats do manage to hold on.

City bankrupt? Then privatize everything. Everything? Yes, everything. Guess what? The world does not come to an end when you do… (H/T: Mish’s)

Sarah Palin, victim of MSM smears, takes note of the Journolist scandal. It is quite juicy, you know? Just exactly what we’ve been on about for years in MSM bias.

Good riddance to the establishment GOP.

Barack Who?

‘Rat’s deserting the sinking ship – from Jason Emby at Statesman.com:

…As I reported last night on the Postcards blog, Democratic sources say President Barack Obama will be in Austin and Houston on Aug. 9 for a pair of fundraisers. And Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White doesn’t plan to be there.

Said White spokeswoman Katy Bacon, “That week is jam packed, and he’s not scheduled to be in Houston or Austin at all except for the night of the 12th. In August, Bill will be talking with Texans about the future of our state, laying out his plans for the same.”…

This is the President of the United States – there is always room in the schedule for him…unless he’s become political kryptonite in your State.

It took 18 months for Obama to wreck himself. That has got to be some kind of Presidential record.

GOP With a 9 Point Lead in "Generic Ballot"

From Rasmussen:

Republican candidates now hold a nine-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending Sunday, July 18, the widest gap between the two parties in several weeks.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% of Likely Voters would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent…

Meanwhile, after weeks of being slandered by Reid, Angle clings to a slight lead and over in Connecticut the ain’t-got-a-chance Republican candidate seems to be gaining some support.

All in all, still a very good year to be a Republican.