December 22, 2007
Solving the Rangel Problem
Charles Rangel, who is a congressman from Manhattan, Chairman of the Powerful Ways and Means Committee, and a vocal critic of the Cuban Exile community and the embargo on fidel’s castro’s Cuba, commissioned a GOA report on the the effects that enforcing the Embargo is having on the ability of US Government agencies to protect our borders. The report concluded that investigating possible sanctions violations "have strained CBP's capacity to carry out its primary mission of keeping terrorists, criminals and inadmissible aliens from entering the country at Miami International Airport," Yikes!
Rangel, of course, has every right to commission such studies and a sworn duty to protect the security and the constitution of the USA against all enemies foreign and domestic.
Sadly, upon finding out that enforcing the law of the land might be stretching the Homeland Security agencies a bit too thin, rather than propose more funds so that all laws can be enforced, Rangel uses the report to attack a law that he is against and has tried to unsuccessfully change many times.
"This is not good policy," said Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who requested the report a year ago with Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. "It's vindictive. It's stupid. It's costly. And now we find out it's a threat to our national security."
It is clear that Mr. Rangel’s priorities are not homeland security, law enforcement or fiscal responsibility since he seems to be using taxpayer funds to commission GOA studies to garner ammunition to grandstand for his personal agenda of ending the Embargo. I say his personal agenda because ending the embargo is of little interest or importance to his New York 15th District constituency who need a quality education, decent paying jobs and affordable housing, not Cuban rum and cigars.
Mr. Rangel’s priorities here seem to lie more in protecting the castro regime against all its enemies, foreign and domestic than in enforcing US law and protecting the US against its enemies (castro). And that’s a shame because as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee he’s in the unique position of ensuring that our country has the resources to protect our borders and enforce all our laws-whether he personally dissagrees with them or not.
Now, if as Mr. Rangel suggests, we should prioritize law enforcement and only enforce “smart” laws and not enforce “stupid” ones, I suggest that they stop enforcing the Wet Foot/ Dry Foot….oh wait! That’s not a law! There you go, Mr. Rangel, we can divert the millions of dollars that are spent by the DHS trying to stop Cuban refugees from reaching US shores and returning them back to their captor –which isn’t even a law on the books – and divert those funds to the Customs Border Patrol’s operation at Miami International so that all laws on the books can be enforced.
CAMBIO
Posted by Gusano at December 22, 2007 12:00 PM
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Wahtever happened to Rangel's son being investigated by the Dept. of Treasury for accepting freebies in Cuba while in a trip there with Dad?
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at December 22, 2007 12:20 PM
Gusano,
It will never work. Your solution is too logical, to simple, and makes too much sense for the Dummycrats to adopt. But, nice try.
Posted by: LittleGator at December 22, 2007 12:21 PM
I cannot stand Rangel, but I have to admit, he is an excellent communicator. I have seen him countless times on news shows and the guy can dance around semantically with the best of them.
But my point is not to commend him on his talents, but to wonder how much does it cost for the services of such a powerful and talented congressman? Are we to believe he is expending so much time and political capital on an issue that has little to do with him and his constituency without some type of compensation?
I believe castro has millions invested in this guy. Let's just hope that when liberty returns to Cuba and the books are opened, the US won't be there to erase the names of their own, just like it happened in Iraq after Saddam with the UN, France, and Russia.
Posted by: albertodelacruz at December 22, 2007 05:35 PM
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