Tom McClintock For Congress

Will Brown Give Back Tainted Cash After Latest Rangel Revelation?

Rep. Charlie Rangel, Chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, has been caught skirting the Internal Revenue Service with his failure to disclose possible rental income he’s received from a beachfront vista on an exclusive part of Dominican Republic. The money he’s saving by not reporting this income is being handed down to Democratic candidates all across the country. To date, 4th District Democratic Congressional candidate Charlie Brown has received $11,500 from Rangel’s various fundraising accounts for Democratic candidates. “Charlie likes to portray himself as being above politics and partisanship,” said Bill George, McClintock for Congress communications director. “But he’s all-too-happy to accept cash from big-spending liberal icons like Charlie Rangel,” George said. “We ask Charlie to give up the $11,500 in tainted cash.”

Rangel is just one of several prominent liberal Democrats passing the hat for Charlie. Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the most liberal members of congress, feted Charlie at a gala fundraiser Sunday night in Albany, and Los Angeles Rep. Brad Sherman has also held a fundraising event for Brown.

“It seems like every liberal Democrat out there is raising money for Charlie,” George said. “Funny how Charlie tries to hide the fact that he’s a liberal Democrat himself. In fact, he won’t even endorse Democrat nominee Barack Obama.  If Obama were to come to the district, would Brown even attend his events?”