The Dishonest "Blame Dodd" Scheme from Treasury officials

That is all well and good for Dodd, but if he was so opposed to it, he didn't oppose it very vigorously. If he was so concerned about the bonuses, he could said in Congress and in press conferences that the Treasury and WH was making him do the exemption clause in the bill. He is nothing but a damned coward and liar.

I explicitly wrote that it was Dodd who, after arguing vehemently against this provision, ultimately agreed to its inclusion.

The author is the one who's spinning as much as the other parties. What he is trying to do is shift blame to Treasury because that's what they WANTED.

If voters WANTED Senator X to vote Pro-Choice, would we be saying "It's not HIS fault, he just agreed to vote that way"? No.

The issue is whether or not Dodd agreed to include this in the bill. He did. He may have been just like every senator, who doesn't agree 100% with everything in every bill. But we hold these senators accountable based on their voting records on bills.

Dodd ultimately agreed to put this in. Period. The writer is attempting to save Dodd's bacon or, more likely, come up with an original angle on the story. I applaud the research that shows Treasury is ALSO a part of this, but it doesn't absolve Dodd one bit.

Thanks for posting the article and the follow-ups, this is good stuff to know even though I ultimately disagree with the writer's interpretation.

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