Weekly Wrap-Up

This week, Charlie Rangel continued to put New York in the news.

Will Charlie be able to deal his way out of this?

The New York Post says it’s game over for Rangel.

But this week has also shown that there’s no shortage of questionable ethics among America’s political class.

This kind of campaigning is perhaps not unethical, strictly speaking, but it’s certainly offensive and embarrassing.

Speaking of campaigns – congratulations on your contribution to Rep. Alan Grayson’s reelection bid in Florida.

Questions are being raised about the legal and political ethics of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee – but don’t expect Sens. Schumer or Gillibrand to be bothered by these serious charges.

Plenty of questions, too, about the Cordoba Mosque being planned for Ground Zero – specifically, where the money’s come from to build this tribute to Islam at the place where radical Islamic terrorists killed thousands of innocent people.

Rick Lazio wants to debate the issue, and is demanding that Andrew Cuomo investigate the matter, but Cuomo – who generally avoids investigations only when they’re not politically convenient for the left – stubbornly refuses to explore the matter. What do you think? Give your opinion in our Weekly Poll.

Sen. John Kerry’s tax dodge on his $7 million yacht has raised plenty of questions about the hypocrisy of all the leftists who support higher taxes, as well as the wisdom of those taxes.

Will defeated Democrats hold an unprecedented “lame duck” session to push through their most unpopular policies? Some sensible Republicans are trying to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Not that Democrats have much concern for the rule of law, checks and balances or the legislative process, as we can see in their new plans for a “backdoor amnesty” for illegal aliens. Here's more info on that.

The silver lining is, the Administration’s reckless pursuit of amnesty is causing some in Congress to take a look at sensible ways to discourage illegal immigration.

Have a great weekend!