beginning, public service. that s all i have ever done. been in the army, been a state legislator, been a federal prosecutor, 40 years here, and all i m saying is that if it is the judgment of people here for whatever reason that i resign, then, heck, have the ethics committee expedite this. don t leave me swinging in the wind until november. if this is an emergency, and i think it is, to help our local and state governments out, what about me? i don t want anybody to feel embarrassed or awkward. hey, if i were you maybe i wanted me to go away, too, but i am not going away. let s talk about this with john king who is the host of john king usa which begins at the top of the hour. is charlie rangel getting a fair shake right now? it is a tough question to answer, because the ethics process is secretive and they are not to talk about it. they say remember if you go back
yesterday in texas the democratic candidate for governor, bill white, nowhere in sight when president obama came to austin in dallas for fundraisers. another week was georgia. governor barnes decided not to appear with the president. the white house says they re not taking it broadly. they say there s never been a president who s been wanted by every single candidate around the country to campaign for them, which is sort of what you d expect them to say, right? here s the question. why don t some democratic candidates want to be seen with president obama? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my blog. jack cafferty. thank you. a new warning that the economic recovery is weakening. it said it will use proceeds from its investments on mortgage bonds to buy government debt. that move could help tamp down
back to jack, and he has the cafferty file. jack? question this hour is why don t some democratic candidates want to be seen with president obama? bob writes that they are aware that the public is disappointed and discouraged that the president has not delivered on the major campaign promises. it is probably unrealistic to expect a complete turn around on the economy in just 18 months, but the other biggies, iraq, afghanistan, and guantanamo could have been done on day one with a stroke of a pen, and instead, a new version of mission accomplished with 30,000 to 50,000 troops shot at and nobody moved out of guantanamo. another illusion shattered. alex writes, political expediency is the name of the game. people who are not e governed b if they want to keep their jobs. regardless of whether the president they will keep their
if the sly don t glide give him a free ride. it was if freedom network met jerry mcguire. i m going do what you all think i m going to do which is just flip out. reporter: on a double bill. we re also out of coffee. reporter: but in slater s case it was grabbing beer on his way out that captivated even and had morning hosts fanty sizing in song take this job and shove it reporter: he caoined the phrase of pulling it. why he took the slide, he answered, because it was right there. even his ex-wife came to his defense. definitely has the joan of arc of the flight world right now. you sound like you like him a lot for an ex-wife. he s fantastic.
what else is going on? charlie rangel says if fellow lawmakers want him to leave, well, they re going to have to kick him out. the veteran new york democrat made a surprise appearance on the house floor to talk about the the 13 ethics committee charges against him.insisted h wants them to set a trial date so e he s not left hanging as the midterm gets closer. all i m saying is if the judgment here from the people for whatever reason that i resign, then, heck, have the ethics committee exdipedite thi. don t leave me swinging in the wunld until november. if this is an merge and i think it is, what about me? i don t want anyone to feel embarrassed or awkward.