Gee, I thought the Chair of Ways and Means dealt with tax policy

The SF Examiner carries a story about how the Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee uses his campaign funds, or at least part of them. He paid $1450 to cover parking tickets. Note that was for his PT Cruiser not for the Cadillac that is funded from taxpayer money. His spokesman said there was "nothing unethical" about using the funds in that way. I guess that guy studied ethic at the Blagojevich School of Ethics in Chicago. Note: the upper photo is one of Mr. Rangel.


Perhaps the larger question is why any member of congress needs to have a taxpayer funded auto. It's not hard to understand why only 20% of Americans believe congress is doing a good job (71% disapprove). However, with the way that districts are drawn, our members look back at those polls and say in the fashion of Rhett Butler, "Frankly, I don't give a damn."