I don't know if this guy is a crook or not, but if he isn't, he's certainly making it easy for the Republicans to paint him as one.

Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrats should do the right thing and remove him from his chairmanship. It would send a message that the Democrats are different when it comes to possible corruption.

Even if Rep. Rangel is only guilty of making multiple honest mistakes, that kind of inattention to detail is not the image that the Democrats should be projecting for their leadership.