Politicians have a lot to remember with all that "impo'tent bidness" to do on your behalf, what with all those caps and trades and ways and means and taking care of your health care and all, what's a person to do! Well that explains why Rep. Charlie Rangel; (Democrat - Harlem,NY) had a slip of the memory.
Mr. Rangel filed an amended financial disclosure form, which exposes omissions from his 2002 through 2006 records , is a treasure trove of outrage.
He "forgot" to report two checking accounts, one with the Congressional Federal Credit Union and one with Merrill Lynch valued between $250,000.oo and $500,000.oo.
He also had a brain fart regarding tens of thousands of dollars he's earning from dividends from a number of mutual funds and stocks.and the money made from the sale of a Harlem townhouse.
How was he to remember his net worth was between $1,028,024 and $2,495,000 and not the reported $516,015 and $1,316,000. What do you think, he's chairman of Ways and Means or something? Oh wait-a-minute, HE IS CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS... the House committee charge with all things financial!
Looks like Mr. Rangel should join the prestigious ranks with fellow ex-Congressmen like William "Ice Box" Jefferson (Democrat - New Orleans, LA)...who commandeered a National Guard boat during Hurricane Katrina to lead the recovery effort of several thousand dollars from his New Orleans home; or Charlie's predecessor, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, who gave "Off Shore Accounts" in Bimini when he had his cremated ashes spread over his beloved island home - also repository for many questionable cash deposits.
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