Worst of All Possible Worlds

Charlie Rangel taking a temporary leave from his position as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.

While it's unlikely that he will be back, and he does have ethical issues, the Democrats have split the baby again.

They could have faced down the Republicans, and maybe dug up a few of the skeletons in their closets, or they could have stripped him of his committee chairmanship, but by allowing the fig leaf of a temporary leave, they both knuckle under and leave the issue on the table for Republicans to talk about.

Worst of all possible worlds.