About That Civility
It seems to me that Nancy Pelosi promised civility in government. One can see it already with Charlie Rangel, one of her incoming committee chairs. I noted his gracelessness civility yesterday, and he has decided to be even more civil now. This time toward the entire state of Mississippi.
JACKSON, Miss. - A Democratic congressman from New York says he wasn't trying to insult Mississippi in published remarks Thursday, but a Republican colleague from Mississippi says Rep. Charles Rangel should apologize to the state.
Rangel, D-N.Y., was quoted in a Thursday article in The New York Times, saying: "Mississippi gets more than their fair share back in federal money, but who the hell wants to live in Mississippi?"
Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., issued a news release criticizing Rangel's words.
"I hope his remarks are not the kind of insults, slander, and defamation that Mississippians will come to expect from the Democrat leadership in Washington, D.C.," Pickering said.
Elbert Garcia, Rangel's press secretary in New York, said Rangel had received calls Thursday about the Mississippi quote.
Garcia e-mailed The Associated Press a response from Rangel: "I certainly don't mean to offend anyone, I just love New York so much that I can't understand why everyone wouldn't want to live here."
Yep, off to a good start there, Nancy. Off to a good start.
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By TC@LeatherPenguin, Friday, 10 November , 2006 @ 9:09 am
“Charley Rangel: Unleashed!” is gonna be one of the craziest shows in DC the next couple of years. There is no force on the planet that can contain him once he’s chairing Ways and Means. He will bribe and threaten any and every House or Senate member who even thinks about blocking anything Charley wants, and he’ll chew up and spit out any TV talking head who tries to cross swords with him.
And once Conyers sees Charley saying and doing whatever he wants, all the “no impeachment” promises will turn to dust.
By Arlo, Friday, 10 November , 2006 @ 10:23 am
Reminds me of a Phil Ochs song from the 60’s: “Here’s to the land that you’ve torn out the heart of. Mississippi go and find another country to be part of.”