Charlie Wrangel: Just another Washington Whore?

[natrat]

Rangel: Preserve Millionaire Tax Cuts, Consider Soc. Security Cuts, Pass More Free Trade Pacts

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) represents one of the poorest congressional districts in New York City. He also chairs the House Ways and Means Committee - the panel that oversees taxes and entitlements. This combination would lead the casual observer to think that Rangel, trying to represent his district, would be aggressively using his chairmanship to redirect President Bush’s tax cuts to lower-income people, strengthen and even expand Social Security and renegotiate trade deals to protect American jobs. But, no. That’s not what appears to be happening. In the weeks after the congressional election, Rangel has expressed interest in doing the exact opposite: preserving President Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy; considering Social Security benefit cuts and retirement age hikes; and supporting lobbyist-written trade pacts that have no wage, environmental or human rights protections in them. He has, in other words, moved to side firmly with the Money Party against the People Party.....

http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2006/11/29/rangel-preserve-millionaire-tax-cuts-consider-soc-security-cuts-pass-more-free-trade-pacts/

[madokie]

1. Maybe he just wants to put the emphasis on the many wrongs of this misadministration

Up to this point I still have faith that Charlie will do the right things.

[FormerDittoHead]

2. I'm thinking Mr. Rangel is the post-election Democrat trial balloon launcher... n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

3. No, just a political realist

He realizes that every bill that he wants passed is going to have to be signed by Bush. The new majority isn't veto-proof.

[demnan]

4. First of all

Charlie Rangel isn't Chairman yet. If Sirota can't get that right I don't even go any further in reading this.

[papau]

5. "look at" does not mean endorse or push - Sirota needs to calm down n/t

n/t

[bryant69]

6. Presumably Mr. Rangel has chosen to fight for what Mr. Rangel believes

Not what Mr. Sirota believes. Not that surprising.

Bryant
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