Imagine if a Republican...

Improperly accepted funds and got reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee. The media would say how unethical he is. How could such an unethical person hold a seat in the House? It would be a storm to get said Republican to resign.

This scandal has been getting investigated for months and it has barely gotten any news. Why? Because Charlie Rangel is a Democrat. Who chairs the Ways and Means committee. He, more than anyone else, knew what he was doing was wrong. But he just figured he'd get away with it because he is one of the beautiful people.

The House ethics committee has admonished Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) for improperly accepting reimbursement for trips to the Caribbean in 2007 and 2008 and has ordered him to repay the costs of the trip.

Rangel, who chairs the powerful Ways and Means Committee and has served in the House for more than four decades, has been under investigation by the ethics committee for two separate matters for more than two years.
The ethics committee empaneled two subcommittees to look into allegations against Rangel. One focused on charges that he improperly used his office to raise money for an academic center at City College of New York named after him and allegations that he failed to pay taxes on rental income from villa he owns in the Dominican Republican, among other charges.