Profiles in Humility
From the Wall Street Journal’s Political Diary:
Accuse Congressman Charlie Rangel of what you will, but don’t ever suggest he’s humble. The Harlem Congressman recently offered one of the more blatant, if amusing, earmarks on record: a $2 million request for the City College of New York to establish the “Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.”
But maybe it’s not as bad as it sounds:
The New Yorker filed the requisite paperwork certifying that he has no financial interest in the earmark he requested.
Phew. For a second there I thought there was an element of personal gain in the Congressman’s motivation for spending $2 million.
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