Now if Obama is creating a draft-age body to fight WWIII by wrecking the economy, he's forgetting a few things: first, the collapse of the British Empire, and second, Einstein's statement: : "I don't know what WWIII will be fought with, but WW IV will be fought with sticks."

His committee was also put in disarry because of his actions - not being sure what was happening next.

Why is there a Senate Appropriations Committee?

As Democrats, in the majority in both houses of Congress, the leadership had a reaponsibility to work together on a strategy to get the spending bills done, to deal with whatever was happening with Rangel, and to - novel concept - do their damn jobs.

And, for what it's worth, March - when Rangel stepped down - was nine months ago, not "a few" months ago.  And it still doesn't explain why the sorry-ass leadership let this whole spending issue languish to the point where they are no longer in the driver's seat on spending, and apparently have no idea at all how to deal with the GOP.

Forget Charlie Rangel.  His problems were what they were, and he and the leadership knew this was coming, and they failed to deal with it.  Just like they have failed, over and over, to take advantage of their majority while they had it, to get things done.

I pretty much regard the decision to bring ethics charges against members of Congress of either party, by the way, in much the same way I regard referees calling holding penalties in football games: they could probably call it on every play of the game, but for whatever reason, choose to throw the flag at strategic points that can and do affect the outcome of games.  Am I happier when the calls go against the team I'm not rooting for?  Of course.