tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post86282869278509276..comments2024-01-23T08:29:37.538-05:00Comments on DC Dispatches: Charlie Rangel Steps Down - and the MSM gets the framing wrongPhilip H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-31425012088063049022010-03-04T12:54:10.012-05:002010-03-04T12:54:10.012-05:00I've never been a Ronald Reagan guy. But even ...I've never been a Ronald Reagan guy. But even he wasn't the leader after he left office. He pretty much disappeared.Mike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-21881949245724061762010-03-04T12:36:34.679-05:002010-03-04T12:36:34.679-05:00Ah yes "Less of a party leader in his second ...Ah yes "Less of a party leader in his second term because the Party is moving on." Tell that to the tribe of St. Ronnie supplicants - or Karl Rove for that matter.Philip H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-36922195039269550862010-03-04T07:26:54.415-05:002010-03-04T07:26:54.415-05:00I would also add that an argument could be made th...I would also add that an argument could be made that the President is less of a party leader in his second term. That's when they enter their lame duck / legacy period and the party starts looking for a new figurehead.Mike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-35074319559350800142010-03-04T07:25:52.067-05:002010-03-04T07:25:52.067-05:00Absolutely. I think the GOP tarnish reflected on t...Absolutely. I think the GOP tarnish reflected on the President as well. It certainly hurt John McCain, who himself had a pretty solid record but suffered for the perception of the party.Mike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-67138210275260801722010-03-03T17:28:47.774-05:002010-03-03T17:28:47.774-05:00Mike,
Would you or did you say the same about Tom ...Mike,<br />Would you or did you say the same about Tom Delay and President Bush? No other conservative that I know or know of did.Philip H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-92076677588515744912010-03-03T13:55:29.609-05:002010-03-03T13:55:29.609-05:00As the leader of his party, any tarnish on a membe...As the leader of his party, any tarnish on a member (and a Black Caucus member at that) is a tarnish on the President. I think the longer this drags out, the greater the stain.Mike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-89493071235411179712010-03-03T13:52:56.194-05:002010-03-03T13:52:56.194-05:00But 1) its not really a set back for whatever the ...But 1) its not really a set back for whatever the Obama/Democractic agenda is - which AP/MSN reported it was; and 2) Mr. Rangel isn't likely to get his chair back so his only job now is Congressman - a job which the voters of his District are free to remove from him this fall if they so choose.Philip H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345424759983684844.post-41208050887982526742010-03-03T11:42:20.710-05:002010-03-03T11:42:20.710-05:00It's kind of a set-back in the sense that Demo...It's kind of a set-back in the sense that Democrats always get away with a lot more ethical violations than the GOP does. The fact that Rangel still has a job is proof of that.Mike Dwyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741136015944133141noreply@blogger.com