MSNBC is reporting this afternoon that a deal had been reached between the House Ethics Committee and Rep. Charlie Rangel. However, 5 Dems and 5 GOP on the committee have to agree to the deal and NONE of the GOP would agree.
I am not saying that what Charlie Rangel did was right or wrong. I do not know all the facts, all I am saying is that this is typical for the GOP to play hardball when a deal can be reached.
The severity of what Rep. Rangel did might be in question, but this may come back and bite the GOP in the butt when other GOP members have ethics charges thrown in their face too. I had thought that the Ethics Committee would be a place where House (bothe Republicans and Democrats) members would try to come to agreements and be politically non-partisan. I concede I was wrong.
Winning this Novemeber is the only goal for Republicans and anything they can do to keep Charlie Rangel as a major issue is what they will try to do. It appears that the only deal the GOP will agree to is NO DEAL
Only Charlie knows all the facts and he has served as a great Congressman for a long time, but (I hate to say this) maybe it would be best for him to retire before the Country is dragged through an Ethics trial in the House of Representative...