Is Charlie Rangel a fall guy?

Say what you please, Rangel, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are pretty much singularly responsible for the events that led up to our current debt crisis. Please do not bother denying it in this tread, because it is true. That aside, the administration has a few problems in the 2010 elections, and among them are democrat leaders, Dodd and Rangel. Dodd is quitting, avoiding the obvious shit storm. Rangel showed no inclination to quit, so he had to be taken out. He is black, very left and corrupt, and as such creates an awkward situation for an administration that cannot survive without moderate, independent voters.
He is being being harshly disciplined by the Ethics Committee. I say he is being kicked under the bus, so he will not be focus of criticism in the fall elections. What do you think?