He's designated an earmark (weren't the Democrats getting rid of those?) which would go towards getting a building and conference center named after him as well as get him a "well-furnished office" and a place for his papers. Oh, and it'll try to get some minority and poor students into politics. Perhaps that is the real reason behind his determination to reinstate the draft and send those same students into war against their will.
Is Rangel's 'Monument to Me' Worth It?
CBS NewsMillions of your tax dollars are going for a new program at The City College of New York in the heart of Harlem. The mission is to get more minority and poor students into politics.
"This is an effort to make sure that America's government looks like America," says City College spokeswoman Mary Lou Edmondson.
Nobody's taking issue with that. What they are griping about is that one member of Congress funneled $2 million in tax dollars into the project through a special "earmark" and the whole thing is named after him.
As CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson reports, that member of Congress is Rep. Charles Rangel - one of the most powerful Democrats on Capitol Hill.
"I cannot think of anything I am more proud of," said Rangel, D.-N.Y.
According to promotional brochures, the soon-to-be refurbished building will house the new "Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service," the "Rangel Conference Center," "a well-furnished office for Charles Rangel" and the "Charles Rangel Library" for his papers and memorabilia. It's kind of like a presidential library, but without the president. In fact, the brochure says Rangel's library will be as important as the Clinton and Carter libraries.
Republican Congressman John Campbell of California says it's downright unseemly.
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