Earmarks For New York, Not Wisconsin? Follow The Money

Seems Steve Kagen is good pals with Charlie Rangel from New York..

From the Washington Post, the Fix, by Chris Cillizza

"House Republican Ad Exploits Rangel's Ethics Problems

House Republicans have launched an ad attacking a freshman Wisconsin Democrat over his ties to embattled Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel (N.Y.), the first of a series of attempts to use Rangel's ongoing ethics woes as an anchor around the necks of vulnerable Democratic incumbents.

The ad -- the first from the National Republican Congressional Committee -- hits Rep. Steve Kagen (Wis.) as having "found a friend in corrupt New York City Congressman Charlie Rangel." The evidence? The $16,000 in donations that Kagen took from Rangel, and the alleged quid pro quo that led Kagen to support a $2 million earmark for a "personal office and library" for Rangel. Kagen is facing a rematch against state Rep. John Gard; Kagen beat Gard 51 percent to 49 percent.)" House Republican Ad Exploits Rangel's Ethics Problems - The Fix

Now what can Steve Kagen do with $16,000.00? How many people in Niagara or Kimberly will get $16,000.00 for free? How many people anywhere in the 8th district get these kind of favors?

What did Steve do for Charlie? Just vote, I said a VOTE from Kagen to support a $2 million earmark for a "personal office and library" for Rangel. I thought Kagen only votes for earmarks for the people of Wisconsin. What's up with New York?

What did Charlie, Steve's buddy do, Read on, read on.
From Sam Dealey from US News.

"The list of excuses offered by Rep. Charles Rangel for failing to pay taxes on at least $75,000 in rental income from his luxury beachfront villa in the Caribbean grows longer. Now the Associated Press takes the Harlem Democrat, who is chairman of the powerful tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, to task for inaccuracies in his personal financial disclosures to Congress." Sorry, Charlie—Rangel Makes More Excuses for His Failure to Pay Taxes - Sam Dealey (usnews.com)

Remember January of 2007, they were to be the most ethical honest congress in history. I guess the reason for the ad is that you will not hear anything about the $16,000.00 from the MSM.

How sad the people of the 8th will not hear a lot about Steve Kagen, Charlie Rangel, $16,000.00 , and earmarks.

Let's be honest here, is this not corruption and dishonest politicians?

We shall see if the people of the 8th district of Wisconsin will vote for the same or

"THROW THE BUMS OUT!"