Thursday, November 06, 2003

I don't know if what he's saying about "momentum" is in any way based in reality, but I don't care much -- I'm just glad he's saying it. Go Charlie!

Rangel Says Dump Rumsfeld Movement Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill

New York Democrat Charles Rangel, who received medals for valor and for being wounded on the battlefield in Korea, says he was "pushed to do this," referring to his call for President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Rangel says the Iraq occupation reflects a "military operation gone wrong."

The Harlem representative says there is now a resolution circulating in the House asking for Rumsfeld's removal, and "several members of Congress want to sign on." He categorizes the Rumsfeld-dumpers as "frustrated Republicans, progressive Democrats and members of the Congressional Black Caucus."

"I was pushed to do this," Rangel says. "There is a lot of frustration [on Capitol Hill] with the way things are going" with the war.

He cites Rumsfeld's "gross mismanagement" of the war and his "insensitivity toward the troops and their families."...


--BET.com


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