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Dodd Prepares To Depart In Triumph
http://www.nytimes.com/ ^ | May 25,2010 | Mark Leibovich

Posted on 05/25/2010 7:28:29 PM PDT by Biggirl

WASHINGTON — As Senator Christopher J. Dodd completed what might be the capstone of his legislative career last week by shepherding a major banking overhaul through the Senate, the guest book in his office offered a glimpse of why he is not seeking re-election. It includes these recent greetings from visitors who stopped by to pay their disrespects: “Good bye and good riddance to you,” wrote one guest on May 16. “I know it’s tough, but I expected better,” said another (April 15). “Thank you for being corrupt” (March 26).

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: countrywide; ct; dodd; friendsofangelo; senate
Leaving all the corruption behind for the cottage in Ireland.
1 posted on 05/25/2010 7:28:30 PM PDT by Biggirl
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To: Biggirl

Dodd’s will be remembered as a....”Friend of...”


2 posted on 05/25/2010 7:29:49 PM PDT by rod1
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To: Biggirl
Who knows, perhaps the statute of limitations on government corruption and bribery will still be open and we can have his sorry a$$ prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law starting in January of 2013.


3 posted on 05/25/2010 7:32:50 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: Biggirl

Dodd,
“Sh*t in your hat and pull it over your ears.”


4 posted on 05/25/2010 7:33:18 PM PDT by RedMDer (Throw them all out in 2010... Forward with Confidence! Forward!)
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To: Biggirl

Dodd is a criminal.


5 posted on 05/25/2010 7:33:22 PM PDT by mirkwood
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To: mirkwood

” Dodd is a criminal. “

Leave it right there.


6 posted on 05/25/2010 7:34:30 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops....and vote out the RINOS!)
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To: Oceander

Dodd would have been an asset to Hitler’s Regime.


7 posted on 05/25/2010 7:35:00 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: ExTexasRedhead
Or to the Kirchners in Argentina - perhaps that's where he'll be moving to, since everyone already knows where his little hidey-hole in Ireland is.


8 posted on 05/25/2010 7:36:27 PM PDT by Oceander (The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance -- Thos. Jefferson)
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To: Biggirl

Instead of the cottage; hopefully he will land in a tiny jail cell.

It ain’t over Dodd.


9 posted on 05/25/2010 7:39:43 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Biggirl

You’re walking out a free man Dodd. You should feel very grateful for that.


10 posted on 05/25/2010 7:43:26 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: freekitty

How about some cement shoes they are very trendy


11 posted on 05/25/2010 7:48:53 PM PDT by funfan
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To: funfan

Nah, a jail cell is better so he can sit there for a long time thinking about what put him there.


12 posted on 05/25/2010 7:50:20 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: Biggirl
This jackass has delusion of getting stuff done and amnesia about being corrupt. Good riddance!
13 posted on 05/25/2010 7:55:23 PM PDT by Sunshine Sister
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To: Biggirl

He’ll always be a “half of a waitress sandwich” to me.....


14 posted on 05/25/2010 8:18:33 PM PDT by Mortrey (Impeach President Soros)
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To: Biggirl
Please Connecticut, come to your senses and write in Peter Schiff rather than the crazy woman your dumb officials nominated. The Republican Party in Connecticut is dumber than a box of rocks.
15 posted on 05/25/2010 8:21:55 PM PDT by truthguy (Good intentions are not enough!)
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To: Biggirl

Dodd will be on K street or he will get a job with the Adminsitration.


16 posted on 05/25/2010 8:49:46 PM PDT by kabar (u)
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To: kabar
To our UnCola Prez I say...
A shortYouTube Video -- "The UnCola Prez"


17 posted on 05/26/2010 12:40:31 AM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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