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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:09 PM Original message |
Dodd back pedals, admits to role in AIG loophole |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Should the majority of congress who voted for the bailout resign? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That excuse seems a trifle humorous now. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Blaming Dodd and the Obama administration is a trifle humorous. |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Can you point to anything in your post that comes even close to being true? |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. You want to have another discussion about peanut butter and sherlock holmes? |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I'll take that as a no. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. They are less complicit than the person that put the loophole there and then denied it |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. No, they're not. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. "just as guilty". At least you will now admit Dodd IS GUILTY. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:25 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Yeah, but guilty of what? |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:58 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Legislating to protect the failures who busted our piggy bank. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Legislating to avoid systemic failure. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Dodd specifically added the section to protect the failure bonuses |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. But, he also was the one who |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. So, you say, he had good intentions until pressured - then he caved and screwed us over .... |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. AND WHO PRESSURED HIM? |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Treasury (Geithner) |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. That's exactly right. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:43 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. What do I expect? His constituents to show him the door. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Good luck with that. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. I guess we're all lucky he didn't get pressured on those items. |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 06:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. True that! nt |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
47. I think that's a ploy. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. If that was true ... |
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B o d i (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. +1 |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:46 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. We need to utilize the full process and remind the GOP that they don't run shit anymore. n/t |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. Elections are coming up |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I'm ready to support any Dem primary challenger ... |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Grassley will give him advice on what he should do |
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Marie26 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Dodd has done a lot of good things |
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jsamuel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
16. Should Obama resign for his role? |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Did Obama or Dodd add the AIG loophole? |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
19. Dodd has always been the best friend of big banks... |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
20. No he should not resign, but this won't help his already shaky chances at re-election. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. I hope he has a strong primary challenger then |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
22. this story has been twisted and convoluted so many times, i don't know wtf to believe |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Corp Media's Mission Accomplished. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. This is the same bullshit stroy that being pushed by our "friends" who consider |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
26. More details: Dodd accepted contributions from the AIG failure bonus recipients |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. No one got more money from AIG than Barack Obama. Keep treading |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Where's the bonus protection amendment from Obama then? |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I apologize. I'm pissing in the wind here. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Or you might call it treading |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
33. PLease watch this and please stop the bullshitting |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Watched it. Don't see where I'm bullshitting. |
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JFN1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
34. Yes, he should resign |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:36 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. god..this all makes me sick....doesn't that make AIG guilty of money |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
46. Fingers meet cookie jar. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
48. Leaked GOP Talking Points: Blame Dodd For AIG Mess |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
49. Wall Street Whore #2 (in the dem party -- #1 is Chuck Schumer) needs to resign for the good of the |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. TARP inspector general says Bush administration specifically considered and approved AIG bonuses. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
51. kicking for grins and giggles |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-19-09 04:57 PM Response to Original message |
52. oops. Another link |
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