Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. walks out of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct's adjudicatory hearing into his alleged ethics violations, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, as the committee went into executive session to consider allowing Rangel time to retain an attorney. Today, Rangel was found to have violated House Ethics rules in 12 of the 13 counts against him. New York Times report here. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Since the accusations were first raised two years ago, Mr. Rangel has acknowledged book-keeping errors in his financial disclosure forms and has said that his failure to pay more than $60,000 in taxes on rental income from a Dominican beach house was an oversight caused, in part, by his inability to speak Spanish/New York Times. More here.

Question: Is it possible that the congressional House Ethics Committee has more scruples re: congressmen who owe back taxes than the Idaho House Ethics Committee has with one particular North Idaho legislator?