Keukasmallies Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 To me, the word politician evokes a picture of but one person--Charlie Rangel. He's probably a lovable mug if you live in his district and benefit from his largess spread; very responsive when approached by another House of Rep's member for a quid pro quo conversation; willing to invent, broker and benefit from all sorts of shady dealings; and a master at using/misusing rules, codes and conventions for his own purposes. When the light shines on his affairs, he cries foul in the most stentorian tones; when called to task for his deeds, he vows to free himself from the chains of wrongful persecution; contrition, to a degree, is the order of the day upon judgement...and today he is back at the office with a business as usual focus on the next scam to present itself to him. No where in his dealings does he give much of a damn about the hewers of wood and drawers of water that count on him as their representative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 To me, the word politician evokes a picture of but one person--Charlie Rangel. He's probably a lovable mug if you live in his district and benefit from his largess spread; very responsive when approached by another House of Rep's member for a quid pro quo conversation; willing to invent, broker and benefit from all sorts of shady dealings; and a master at using/misusing rules, codes and conventions for his own purposes. When the light shines on his affairs, he cries foul in the most stentorian tones; when called to task for his deeds, he vows to free himself from the chains of wrongful persecution; contrition, to a degree, is the order of the day upon judgement...and today he is back at the office with a business as usual focus on the next scam to present itself to him. No where in his dealings does he give much of a damn about the hewers of wood and drawers of water that count on him as their representative. F**k Charlie Rangel. If you chair the Ways and Means Committee and your defense is that you unwittingly did not pay your taxes is a lousy defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
....lybob Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 To me, the word politician evokes a picture of but one person--Charlie Rangel. He's probably a lovable mug if you live in his district and benefit from his largess spread; very responsive when approached by another House of Rep's member for a quid pro quo conversation; willing to invent, broker and benefit from all sorts of shady dealings; and a master at using/misusing rules, codes and conventions for his own purposes. When the light shines on his affairs, he cries foul in the most stentorian tones; when called to task for his deeds, he vows to free himself from the chains of wrongful persecution; contrition, to a degree, is the order of the day upon judgement...and today he is back at the office with a business as usual focus on the next scam to present itself to him. No where in his dealings does he give much of a damn about the hewers of wood and drawers of water that count on him as their representative. agreed, I wish he would have been voted out but people have such low standards for their Representatives now- we got everything from unabashed war criminals to petty crooks and not many people like their choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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