Rangel Goes “All In”
Posted on : 02-08-2006 | By : Jim Lynch | In : 2006, House, Politics, The Left
Tags: Charlie-Rangel, House of Representatives, The Left
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New York Rep. Charlie Rangel has obviously been watching Celebrity Poker Showdown, but I don’t think he’s been listening to Phil Gordon’s advice. He’s going all in with a two, eight, off-suit.
Rep. Charles Rangel, a senior Democrat in Congress and the dean of New York’s congressional delegation, said Wednesday he’ll retire if the Democrats don’t retake control of the House this year.
“I’m a poker player and I’ve had good hands all night long. This is all in,” Rangel said in an interview. “I would not put everything on the table if I thought for one minute we would lose.”
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“Hell, if we don’t take back the House, then the Democrats would go down in history, saying that there’s no group in the world that can grab defeat from the jaws of victory,” Rangel said in an interview Wednesday. “It just seems like America is so frustrated and fed up like I am and if she’s not, then I may have to say maybe it’s me.”
News Flash, Charlie, It IS you.
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