Rangel's Senseless Rant

No one understands why Charles Rangel stood before the House despite admonishments from both his counsel and friends not to take the floor. It seems as if he simply wanted to paint himself a martyr and attempt to force the ethics committee to hold his trial before the November elections despite the further damage it could do to his party in the elections. Most congressmen, after serving 40 years, would think of their party and duck away without a public trial, but not ego-bloated Charlie, who, like a five-year-old, used the word "me" at least five times in his speech.