Charles Rangel, Democratic representative from New York has promised that he will resign his seat if the Democrats fail to take control of the House in November.
"I'm a poker player and I've had good hands all night long. This is all in," Rangel said in an interview. "I would not put everything on the table if I thought for one minute we would lose."
Rangel, ranking Democrat on the House Ways & Means Committee, is 76 years old and has spent 35 years in Congress. The Democrats need to gain 15 seats in the 2006 midterm election to retake control of the House — a victory that would return Rangel to the chairmanship of the powerful committee.
"Hell, if we don't take back the House, then the Democrats would go down in history, saying that there's no group in the world that can grab defeat from the jaws of victory," Rangel said in an interview Wednesday. "It just seems like America is so frustrated and fed up like I am and if she's not, then I may have to say maybe it's me."
The Washington Post reported in Wednesday's editions that Rangel would leave Congress if the GOP retained control of the House.
That alone will bring out Republican voters in droves!
(By the way, I'm originally from New York State and Charles Rangel has always been a jerk for as long as I can remember. It's not his party affiliation either. The guys just abrasive as heck).
Rangle must not have an opponent in the next election. Otherwise he’s provided a golden opportunity for someone to wave a resignation contract in his face and ask him to sign it every time he makes a public appearance.
Watching Rangle wiggle would be both entertaining and informative.
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