Well, this should not be an easy summer for Democrats and it certainly looks like it won’t be getting easier in August. Nancy Pelosi & co. may just be losing MSNBC.

Charlie Rangel noted the change Thursday afternoon, accusing Luke Russert of asking “dumb questions” when Russert dared to ask Rangel about the future of his job on account of his ethics violations. An angry Rangel asked Russert to identify his outlet and the congressman seemed perplexed by the answer. Presumably Rangel thought he was talking to a son of Sean Hannity. Rangel protested that Russert “doesn’t really sound like NBC.” He added that “It just shows what happened to a channel that did have some respect.”

Rangel didn’t know the half of it. Not only a real question for a Democrat in trouble, but, moments ago, after playing video of the dust-up, MSNBC ran a line reminding viewers of Nancy Pelosi’s “most ethical Congress in history” pledge.

It’s safe to say this is not a summer of love for congressional Democrats.