[Yardstick]

Yeah, it's Salon but it's a good article. It looks like Treasury set up Dodd as the fall guy on this AIG bonuses business.

[hugorand]

Dodd will take Geithner down with him, I hope

[Darkwolf377]

So why did Dodd say he was was responsible for adding the bonus loophole into the stimulus package that permitted AIG and other companies that received bailout funds to pay bonuses?

[Colonel_Flagg]

They’re both at fault. Geither/Zero for proposing and Dodd for caving. And the Democrats for passing a Porklulus bill they didn’t bother to read. Guess the devil is in the details, eh, Zero?

[mylife]

Let the back stabbin begin.

[eeriegeno]

I would be OK with Dodd falling on the sword. For a start!

[classified]

That’s what happens when scum hangs with scum!

[BonRad]

Just watched “Greta” and its clear Dodd- who she interviewed in Cap halls earlier this eve- has his ducks in a row.
Its Obama & Co. who are wrong here.

Haven’t read salon article but its probably correct.

[P-Marlowe]

At this rate, after his first 1000 days, Obama will have 1000 scandals.

[LibLieSlayer]

Dishonest and dim-O-cRAt... same thing.

LLS

[Kansas58]

Will that get Dodd’s Dem friends upset?

I am hopeful that some defections happen quick, it will slow down this train a little bit!

[NonValueAdded]

They are ALL guilty!

1) Dodd lied.

2) Dodd inserted the words. It doesn't really matter (well, it does but not for this purpose) who suggested the words; Dodd, a full-flegded US Senator, inserted them into the bill. If he didn't agree with the change, he was bound by honor and oath not to do that.

3) There is still an open question as to who disappeared Snowe's amendment.

Now feel free to dump all over the unnamed Treasury officials.

[Liberty Valance]

Dodd is just the fallguy for the bonuses ...
he should get three years strapped to a ‘Countrywide Home Loans’ sign in New Orleans ... at the least ;o)

Barney Frank, Frank Raines and Jamie Gorelick , on the other hand ...
should spend at least 10 years of quality time in Federal Prison
for running a PC Ponzi scheme in DC!!!

[ClearCase_guy]

Throwing all your problems under the bus seemed like an odd way to campaign -- but it obviously worked for Obama.

Now let's see if it's a workable strategy for actually governing. Methinks that career politicians won't appreciate the constant worry that they will be considered expendable whenever Obama screws up.

[IrishPennant]

Zer0’s pure socialist/marxist/communist party, along with Dodd and Geithner’s socialist/democratic party must be ousted now!!!!

[marktwain]

Yes a good article. It lays the blame for what was an arguably a good provision, (keeping existing contracts intact), which has been horribly demagogued, at the feet of President Obama.

[grey_whiskers]

Cheers!

[mortal19440]

Dodd has deserved a good screwin for years. I hope this is it.

[PGalt]

From the article...I'm not defending Chris Dodd here.

Then, let's put the Doddering old fool under oath to get to the bottom of this.

[ElectronVolt]

Oh, that vast right-wing press is going to take Obama down. Just who is a member of the right-wing press? Well, Fox (sort of), the Washington Times, and uh, uh, well, Fox, and um...oh, The Weekly Standard. They have us outnumbered 10,000:1 and they still act as if the right-wing press is a dangerous force.

[stylin19a]

oops...guess they didn't see the cnn interview where Dodd basically changes his story.