Charlie Rangel on Obama: "Frankly, he has not been around long enough to determine what my dignity is"

Scandal-plagued Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) continues to make life uncomfortable for his fellow Democrats. As The New York Times reports:

It was a gentle but unmistakable nudge President Obama gave Representative Charles B. Rangel recently, suggesting in an interview three weeks ago that Mr. Rangel, 80, should retire to "end his career with dignity."

At a tense and sometimes fiery candidates' forum Monday night, Mr. Rangel shot back that it was not his dignity the president should be worried about.

"Frankly, he has not been around long enough to determine what my dignity is," Mr. Rangel said of the 49-year-old Mr. Obama. "For the next two years, I will be more likely to protect his dignity."