Just the other day I posted a note on this blog about the case against Representative Charlie Rangel and pointed out some of the ways that Ron Kind has been silent or helped delay the investigation.  Now that the ethics panel has finally completed its investigation and officially charged Rangel with 13 counts of wrong-doing why is Ron Kind still silent?  Yet again Kind shows his Washington-insider mentality and won't do the right thing by calling out the shameful behavior of his fellow congressman.

This is the kind of corruption that sickens American voters and turns many people away from politics all together.  I'm not sure what is worse, Rangel's corruption or the corruption of those who allowed him to get away with it for so long.  As one of my favorite sayings goes, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." 

Your silence is deafening Mr. Kind but the voice of the people will be louder than ever in November when we replace you with an honorable Dan Kapanke who would not tolerate this kind of behavior and certainly wouldn't remain silent about it.

Ethics panel brings 13 counts against embattled Rep. Rangel
By Susan Crabtree - 07/29/10 04:19 PM ET

The House ethics committee announced 13 charges Thursday against Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.), who is accused of breaking House rules as well as federal statutes.

Rep. Gene Green (D-Texas), the chairman of an investigating committee, read the charges against Rangel as the ethics committee began an organization meeting setting up a public trial for Rangel.

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