All Obama’s embattled men and women sending wrong race message?

Well, it’s turning out to be more difficult than I thought to “retire” from blogging. Seems that even cyber families are tough to leave behind, and I’ve certainly fallen off the wagon to churn up waters in our heated debates INRE Cordoba House…. so be it. I’m back… sorta. At least I’ll make the greatest attempt possible! Now onward and upward with some short takes on news.

What with two high profile Democrats facing ethics charges, it seems even cleaning up the lib/prog backyard is proving somewhat dicey. Charles Rangel, facing 13 ethics charges, wasn’t feeling the love from the Obama WH last week when the pontificator-in-chief suggested that Rangel should end his career with dignity and retire…. a hint that Rangel casually dismissed, quipping “…”I guess he believes 80 is old.” But Obama isn’t the only Dem riding Charlie’s back hard on the issue.

Even in Rangel’s own state delegation, a base of staunch support, there was a crack. Democratic Rep. Michael Arcuri from central New York said Rangel “should think about stepping down because this situation is beginning to affect our ability to govern.”

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Before Arcuri’s statement Saturday, a half-dozen Democrats either conditionally or outright had called for Rangel to resign.

Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Ky., said the allegations against Rangel brought by the House ethics committee show a consistent disregard for House rules and that he should step down.

“It is our job as members of Congress to hold each other accountable to a higher standard regardless of party,” said Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz. “If the serious charges against (Rangel) are accurate, he needs to resign.”

There was talk of Rangel’s resignation as well from Democratic Reps. Walter Minnick of Idaho, Betty Sutton of Ohio, Zack Space of Ohio, and Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio.

Despite avows just days ago that Rangel refused to plea bargain, it’s a new day. And now he’s not only eager to dodge any trial, but is none too happy that his deal cut with the ethics probers wasn’t flying so well with Republicans.

Charlie is, of course, not alone in his ethics woes. Standing in the mud pit right along with him is 71 year old Maxine Waters, under investigation with a couple of charges on her own… steering some funds to a bank closely linked to Mr. Maxine Waters.

Waters, 71, has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest: helping to arrange a meeting between the Treasury Department and Boston-based OneUnited Bank, a minority-owned institution seeking federal TARP funds, the AP said. Waters’ husband, Sidney Williams, had previously served on OneUnited’s board of directors and also held at least $250,000 worth of stock. The bank eventually received $12.1 million in federal aid, according to the Washington Post.

Unlike Rangel, ready to cave for whatever reasons, Waters fully intends to go to trial.

But now the race tangent has been added, courtesy of the Rev. Al Sharpton. The Reverend is making the rounds, quietly suggesting, then unsuggesting, that the focus on Ms. Waters and Mr. Rangel are racial in their intent. Ever on Sharpton’s mind is the need to rally and motivate the integral black vote for midterms.

It doesn’t help that one of the players in this odd quartet of black powerhouses, Waters, was a leader among nine members of the Congressional Black Caucus who launched an attack on the POTUS just last December, saying Obama “…and those around him have not been sensitive to the plight of blacks, who they claim have suffered disproportionately due to the nation’s struggling economy.”

My my… not only is the politics of Washington not improving, and the Dems exhibiting more signs of implosion, but all that “post racial” chit chat following Obama’s inaugural seems to be lost on the black leaders themselves.