Charlie Rangel needs to put his district and his party before himself. He wont, and here's why:
If Rangel wins reelection he can continue dialing for dollars to pay D.C.'s primo law firms. If he loses or resigns, the House probe would end but he might have to dig into his own pockets to pay his legal debts. ... Most of the money he has raised the past two years has gone to lawyers in the ethics scandal - which is not believed to have blown up into a criminal probe.
If Rangel wins reelection he can continue dialing for dollars to pay D.C.'s primo law firms.
If he loses or resigns, the House probe would end but he might have to dig into his own pockets to pay his legal debts.
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Most of the money he has raised the past two years has gone to lawyers in the ethics scandal - which is not believed to have blown up into a criminal probe.
Rangel should consider himself lucky he isn't facing a criminal indictment. Which is all the more reason he should resign and enjoy his sunset years on some island.
The great New York sportswriter Vic Ziegel died yesterday. I've spent the last 20 years reading Vic every time he wrote. He will be dearly missed by me and many people who love and appreciate his take on the horses and baseball.
I don't have a Facebook, but I learned that it just reached 500 million users. I am apparently one of the few persons left in Western civilization who still does not see its value.
Pray for the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. She is 93 and seriously ill.
Some of you know I love beer. You may also know I love Germany and the German people. You may not know I also love watches. This fall, I'll be going to Germany for an extended vacation during the Oktoberfest. I've also been accepted to tour the esteemed facilities of A. Lange & Sohne in Saxony. Ausgezeichnet! Click to see some of the beautiful work of that storied house of horology.