As yet another potential tax-related ethical lapse involving Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY) surfaces, a member of the Project 21 black leadership network is calling for the veteran lawmaker to be removed as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee â at least until these serious allegations are fully investigated.

For the good of the country, we need a Republican Renaissance – a re-birth of ideas, people and plans to address the changing needs of everyday Americans.  Now, I’m not going to pretend to offer specific policy proposals.

In the long history of American business, many companies have failed. When companies didn’t make smart business decisions, they usually ended up in front of a bankruptcy judge – just like many individuals who cannot properly manage their finances.

In the aftermath of President-elect Obama affirmative action election and closure of the “Bush-Bash” Bash, America is asked to believe terrorists will not be as willing to attack our shores now that the dreaded “Muslim hating” Bush era has ended. Obama’s foreign policies will be designed to placate America’s “enemies” in the false hope that his infamous charm and charisma is sufficient to change modern geopolitical realities abroad.

The invincible Republicans (so they thought), focused not on how to reach the changing faces of America (a focus that most Americans are comfortable with), they instead focused on two primary issues that only a handful of their loyal followers were pre-occupied with.

When George W. Bush was elected to his first term, it was clear in those critical early days that there were already cracks in the Republican vessel. When Republicans on Capitol Hill should have been marching in lockstep with their new president, taking over after eight years of a Democrat in the White House, there was a distracting voice in the Senate.

[T]he new president could put us into a prolonged recession. If he approves legislation to increase taxes, increase regulations on businesses or approve further increases in federal spending, he will have replicated the steps taken by FDR and the misled Congress of the 1930’s.

One of the most profound initiatives to affect public education since desegregation has been the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. Under President Bush’s leadership, this legislation forced mini-dropout factories, aka mass illiteracy outlets, aka malls of mediocrity, but most popularly known as public schools, to be held accountable for the education of our youth. NCLB’s foundation of accountability, teacher quality, transparency and standards are essential.

Over the years, Project 21 âan initiative of the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), based in Washington, D.C. — has released a number of reports, studies and publications, etc., including a 1996 Black America: A Time for Renewal agenda, outlining “what government must do — and what it must stop doing — if people are going to start solving their own problems.”