O Brother Where Art Thou?

As the vote on President Obama's health care reform nears, I've been struck by the lack of very public support and cajoling from Harlem's Rep. Charlie Rangel, the former chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee who is now enmeshed in all sorts of investigations into his ways and means of doing personal business with government resources.

We should be seeing Rangel, a senior member of Congress, all over the media landscape, to persuade and reassure we the people. He should be there with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she misses no opportunity to use media for the message. I'm sure he's doing some wheeling and dealing behind the scenes, but a more public face is sorely missed at this critical time.