Guilty!

Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) was found guilty Tuesday of breaking 11 separate congressional rules related to his personal finances and fundraising efforts for a New York college. A House ethics subcommittee that handled the trial now sends the case to the full committee for the equivalent of sentencing. (Washington Post, 11/16/10)

Not to worry. On CBS with Katie Couric viewers were assured that Rangel was “beloved” by his constituents and that he would certainly not be expelled. Whew!

Isn’t it Rich?
One of the more interesting narratives of the 2008 Presidential election was the liberalization of the rich. Rather than voting simply for lower taxes and less government, the wealthy came out in force for Barack Obama the “wealth spreader.” Fully 52% of voters with incomes of $200,000 or more pulled the lever for then-Sen. Obama, compared with 46% for Sen. John McCain. Sen. Obama also did better than the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, John Kerry, who won only 37% of the vote from people with $200,000 or more in income. Mr. Obama raised more money than Sen. McCain in eight of the wealthiest 10 zip codes in the U.S. (WSJ, 11/17/10)

Low Voltage
George Will’s latest column (Washington Post, 11/16/10) provides these statistics on the Chevy Volt: it costs $41,000, seats four and travels forty miles on a charge. This is the “clean energy” technology that the Left wants more of.

Mayor Clueless
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that he’s in favor of a carbon tax –- a view not shared by many political leaders of either party in Washington. (WSJ, 11/17/10)