http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dodd/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:28:01 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417932/posts JW is now out with its list of the most corrupt politicos, the top 10. Sen. Chris Dodd is on the list. Judicial Watch has come out with its list of the Top 10 most corrupt politicians. Not many surprises although I guess taking payoff money for Nebraska doesn’t count. H/T to Hotair for the leg work. Read Ed’s take. Pretty good. Chris Dodd is number one on the list … unfortunately, it’s alphabetical. http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417932/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:28:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417108/posts 1. Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT): This marks two years in a row for Senator Dodd, who made the 2008 “Ten Most Corrupt” list for his corrupt relationship with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and for accepting preferential treatment and loan terms from Countrywide Financial, a scandal which still dogs him. 2. Senator John Ensign (R-NV): A number of scandals popped up in 2009 involving public officials who conducted illicit affairs, and then attempted to cover them up with hush payments and favors, an obvious abuse of power. Communists 4 Obama http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417108/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:24:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416899/posts Now that our attention is focused on airline security measures thanks to the failed airline attack on Christmas Day, it's worth mentioning that one Senator took money away from aviation security to line the pockets of constituency that supported his presidential campaign in a big way. Back in July, Senator Chris Dodd, D-Conn., proposed an amendment reducing aviation security appropriations by $4.5 million in favor of firefighter grants -- a notoriously inneffective program. In fact, the money was specifically "for screening operations and the amount for explosives detection systems." The amendment was also sponsored by Sen. Lieberman, D-Conn., and Sen.... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416899/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:05:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416584/posts Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released its 2009 list of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians.” The motto of Judicial Watch is "Because no one is above the law". The list, in alphabetical order, includes... THE FREEDOM POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2416584/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087513/posts For many years the President and his Administration have not only warned of the systemic consequences of financial turmoil at a housing government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) but also put forward thoughtful plans to reduce the risk that either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac would encounter such difficulties. President Bush publicly called for GSE reform 17 times in 2008 alone before Congress acted. Unfortunately, these warnings went unheeded, as the President's repeated attempts to reform the supervision of these entities were thwarted by the legislative maneuvering of those who emphatically denied there were problems. The White House released this list of attempts... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087513/posts#comment Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:22:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413012/posts Formally, it is known as H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But this week, it has acquired an unhelpful nickname: "Cash for Cloture." As Senate Democrats finally complete their health-care legislation, those combing through the bill have uncovered many backroom deals that were made to buy, er, secure the 60 votes needed to "invoke cloture" -- the legislative term for cutting off debate and holding a final vote. It will take years to see how well the measure reduces costs and expands insurance coverage. But already, the bill has been a bonanza for wordsmiths. First there was... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413012/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:11:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412685/posts Politics: Sen. Mary Landrieu was the new "Louisiana Purchase." Sen. Ben Nelson got the federal government to pick up his state's future Medicaid tab. Maybe we should just put Senate votes up on eBay. Nelson, the 60th vote in the middle-of-the-night Senate party line vote on health care reform, will go down in American political history as the inventor of the permanent earmark. His seemingly principled stand against including federal funding for abortion evaporated like the morning dew as he decided to take what was behind door No. 1. The deal for Nelson includes special Medicaid funding for Nebraska, along... Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412685/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412308/posts Just when you thought things couldn’t get any uglier we get the cash for cloture tally… The CBO reported that Harry Reid spent $1.2 billion to buy off democrats for the Obamacare vote last night. They got their nationalized health care bill and it only cost you $1.2 billion for their vote! The Hill reported, via Sweetness and Light: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) informed lawmakers on Sunday night that the section of the manager’s amendment to the Senate’s health bill would cost $1.2 billion over 10 years. Nelson managed to win a share of the section of the manager’s... gateway pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412308/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409941/posts And the total risk they pose to the taxpayer far exceeds that of the big banks. Fannie and Freddie, in the final days of the year, are even said to be negotiating with the Treasury about greatly expanding the money available to them. Though the four are not in all the same businesses, they were caught in one of the same traps: They sold mortgage guarantees — in some cases to each other. Now when homeowners default, as they are doing in record numbers, these companies are covering the losses. Essentially, taxpayer money to these companies is being used partly... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409941/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:01:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406696/posts Struggling Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) is "getting the living hell beat out of him" in his campaign for re-election, Joe Biden said yesterday. Speaking at a fundraiser for Dodd in Connecticut, Biden urged supporters to rally behind Dodd, whom he called "the single most gifted legislator in Congress." "Chris is getting the living hell beat out of him, the living bejesus beat out of him,'' Biden said, according to a pool report. "Why? Because he's being a leader." Dodd has put himself front and center on both healthcare reform and financial regulation. He's also come under fire for taking a... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406696/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:03:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405958/posts Link to video only. Comments still welcome though. NECN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405958/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:00:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405750/posts Biden: Dodd is 'getting the living hell beat out of him' Posted: December 11th, 2009 05:17 PM ET From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser Washington (CNN) – Joe Biden praised Sen. Chris Dodd Friday, but conceded his good friend - one of the Senate's most vulnerable Democrats - is "getting the living hell beat of him." The vice president made his comments at a fundraiser for Dodd Friday in Hartford, Connecticut. Dodd had been scheduled to accompany Biden at the fundraiser and at event earlier in the day to announce nearly $4 million in federal stimulus funding to replace... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405750/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:42:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405539/posts Chris Dodd (D-Conn) has been in the Senate for five terms, rising through the ranks to become one of the most powerful lawmakers in Congress. Yet it seems he may have an uphill battle in trying to secure a sixth. "It is increasingly clear to both independent analysts and Democratic leaders that Dodd is just too badly damaged to have a decent shot at getting re-elected, almost regardless of who wins the Republican nomination," writes Jennifer Duffy, a Senate race analyst at the Cook Political Report, which is now predicting a Dodd loss. For much of the past year, Dodd,... CBS News (blog) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405539/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:00:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405279/posts ANSWERING THE ALARM: As the president and first lady return to Washington from Oslo, Vice President Biden heads out on a trip to New England to campaign for Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) The VP will appear with Dodd at a fire station in East Hartford, Conn., where authorities have been given $3.39 million in stimulus funds to build a new facility - and where fire fighters successfully extinguished a five-alarm fire earlier this week. Whether Biden can perform the same kind of emergency response for Dodd's reelection campaign is another story... http://www.politico.com/politico44/ Also, The Obama extension campaign headquarters is doing... politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405279/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:48:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403437/posts A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Connecticut now finds Dodd attracting just 35% to 40% of the vote against three possible Republican challengers. Former GOP Congressman Rob Simmons is still his toughest opponent, leading Dodd 48% to 35%. Seven percent (7%) prefer some other candidate in this contest, and 11% are undecided. Those figures are a slight improvement for Simmons since September. The newest Republican in the race, Linda McMahon, the ex-CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, earns 44% of the vote to Dodd’s 38%. Eight percent (8%) opt for another candidate, with nine percent (9%) not sure. Long-shot candidate... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403437/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 03:41:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400524/posts Speaking on the Senate floor today, Sen. Chris "Where's the mortgage paperwork?" Dodd, D-Conn., was telling another sob story about someone being denied treatment by a private insurer. This supposedly demonstrates the need for government run insurance. "That would not have happened under Medicare. Had she been just under Medicare, she would have gotten that help, no questions asked," said Dodd. But is it really easier to get medical treatment under Medicare than private insurance? The idea that government-run health care would deny fewer claims than private insurers callously concerned about maximizing profits is an article of faith among Democrats.... Washington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400524/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:03:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394238/posts Doddling With Your Credit:The Senator from Connecticut and the CARD Act of 2009 November 25, 2009 The most pestilential quality of Liberals is their ability to: (1) do something in their self-interest; (2) tell you that it is in your self-interest; (3) make the situation galactically worse with their meddling and (4) have the unmitigated gall to tell you that their meddling made it better. And such is the case of Democrat Senator Dodd; his Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 and your misery. First, let’s deal with the misery. I, like almost all Americans with a credit card, received a... dansargis.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394238/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:13:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391389/posts Once considered a shoo-in for reconfirmation, Ben Bernanke may not want to get too comfortable in his seat as Federal Reserve chairman. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, yesterday told a small group of reporters that Bernanke's Senate confirmation for a second term isn't guaranteed. "Not necessarily, not necessarily," he said in response to a question about whether Bernanke getting a second term was a foregone conclusion. "We'll see how members react." He went on to say, "I'm inclined to be supportive. I think he's done a far better job over the last couple of years... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2391389/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:48:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386844/posts Dodd's dangerLast Updated: 5:02 AM, November 14, 2009 Congressional Democrats around the country may be worrying that ObamaCare and runaway federal spend ing will hurt their re-election chances next year -- but Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut has other matters to fret about. He's in big trouble, after all, because of ethics -- or, to be precise, the lack of same. Indeed, a Quinnipiac University poll shows nearly the whole field of potential GOP Senate challengers -- regardless of how well-known they are -- doing quite well against Dodd. Leading the pack: former Rep. Rob Simmons, who outpolls Dodd, 49... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386844/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:22:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385392/posts Fixing the financial sys tem so that it doesn't blow up the economy again isn't hard. But complex solutions help Washington and the "too-big-to-fail" financial firms maintain the status quo -- and make future problems worse. The administration and lawmakers are giving us pretend ways to fix finance. The latest came Tuesday from Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd -- a 1,136-page plan for bureaucratic "reform," plus new bureaucracy. We'd get a "Consumer Financial Protection Agency" to police things like mortgages. We'd get an "Agency for Financial Stability," which would supposedly stop catastrophic risks, like AAA-rated mortgage securities, before they... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385392/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:41:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385348/posts We like to think of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act as Senator Chris Dodd's finest hour. Joining with House Republican Chris Cox, Mr. Dodd led an override of a Bill Clinton veto to end the scourge of "strike suits." Prior to the law, trial lawyers would wage legal biltzkrieg against companies guilty only of a falling stock price. Since its enactment, lawyers have had to present some evidence of actual fraud before launching fishing expeditions under the civil discovery process. So imagine our surprise to find, buried on page 795 of Mr. Dodd's new financial regulation bill, a... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385348/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:56:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385243/posts Could Sen.Chris Dodd, senior US Senator from CT REALLY BE IN TROUBLE? Things will come out in the wash. It’s just one poll, it’s still a year away, but the time is running shorter and the poll is running in the wrong direction for the senior Senator from Connecticut. Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest and runs better than any other challenger against Sen. Christopher Dodd, topping the Democratic incumbent 49 – 38 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. http://www.radioviceonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385243/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:51:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385187/posts Financial 'Reform': Sen. Chris Dodd's proposed overhaul would replace the Federal Reserve with a "super regulator" to oversee the banking and financial industries. Will it work? Consider the source. Along with fellow Democrat Barney Frank, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Dodd, who heads the Senate Banking Committee, has done as much to damage this nation's financial system as anyone — and that includes all the CEOs and subprime scoundrels as well as former Fed chief Alan Greenspan, whom many blame for lax oversight and too-loose credit in the run-up to the meltdown. What did Dodd do? In... Investors.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385187/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:20:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385064/posts The latest Quinnipiac poll of Connecticut voters is out, and while it is (standard disclaimer) only one poll, it shows bad news for Chris Dodd, good news for his strongest challenger, Rob Simmons, and bad news for President Obama’s health care plan. Here’s the topline result on Simmons vs Dodd: Former Connecticut Congressman Rob Simmons has an early lead in the Republican primary race for the 2010 U.S. Senate contest and runs better than any other challenger against Sen. Christopher Dodd, topping the Democratic incumbent 49 - 38 percent… Former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon gets 43 percent to... Red State http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385064/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:43:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384732/posts Another drop in the polls for friend of Angelo, Chris Dodd...Send it Obama Chris, that will help just like it did John Corzine......(New Poll) hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384732/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:01:30 GMT