I can’t say I blame them; it’s hard to have confidence in a crook. WHEREAS Senator Dodd has violated either in fact or in appearance or both, in the several ways herein elaborated, the trust placed in him by his constituents, THEREFORE We the members of the Kent Democratic Town Committee conclude that it is the legitimate responsibility of the people to intervene and to | Read More »
False disclosures, conflicts of interest, lying about the implications of his new disclosures… he’s really racked up quite a list of offenses in one financial filing: A new appraisal of the Irish cottage owned by Sen. Christopher Dodd concludes that it is worth about three times as much as Dodd has been reporting on his financial disclosure forms… Dodd has been criticized for understating the | Read More »
The Connecticut State Senate is rushing through legislation to strip (Republican) Governor Jodi Rell of her power to appoint a successor to Senator Chris Dodd, if he should resign his office: In another controversial bill, the Senate Democrats voted early Friday morning to remove Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s power to appoint a U.S. Senator in case of a vacancy. Instead, there would be a | Read More »
Chris Dodd Chairs the Senate Banking Committee – a position that made him important enough to become a Friend of Angelo, and allowed him to influence the porkulus conference committee to allow AIG to award bonuses to senior employees. It led AIG executives to strong arm employees into donating to Dodd. It also gave Dodd disproportionate influence in killing efforts to clean up Fannie Mae | Read More »
Senator Dodd, there’s been a lot of attention recently to your relationship with AIG. You’re the top Congressional recipient of their political donations, they have a major presence in your state, and you sponsored a provision that allowed them to deliver bonuses to many of your constituents. And yet even as you’ve sworn up and down that you never wanted to protect AIG, and you | Read More »
If you’ve been thinking of buying a quaint little retreat near Galway, Ireland, you might want to ask Chris Dodd for advice. He’s made off quite well on his (pictured). Here’s the quick-and-dirty: find a convicted felon and get him to put up two-thirds of the purchase price, then 8 years later – when the value of comparable real estate has quadrupled – buy him | Read More »
Keith Fimian is running to succeed Congressman Tom Davis in Virginia’s 11th District. The most notable thing about his race so far has been the extraordinary attacks that Democrats have leveled against him for being a Roman Catholic. Today Fimian made news with a call to jail the members of the House and Senate banking committees: Republican congressional candidate Keith Fimian called for members of | Read More »
Senator Chris Dodd (D-FNMA) is convening a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee today, on the genesis of the current economic crisis. The odd thing about the hearing, as the Wall Street Journal points out, is that Dodd is only allowing testimony from witnesses who agree with his narrative — which helpfully ignores his role in the crash:
Avast ye scurvy dogs! Lean in close, me hearty: I’ve a rare find for ye. If Ol’ One-Eyed Barack Obama be looking for a new First Mate, I’ve just the lad: Chrs Dodd. That’s because Obama and Joe Slippery Mouth may be as tough as cheesecloth and durable as parchment paper, but Dodd’s tongue is rough enough to earn a spot on me own crew. | Read More »
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