Posted on 05/04/2009 4:15:12 AM PDT by libertarian27
Making work pay … Washington DC style. My guess is this isn’t what Hope n Change was talking about. The Courant does the digging.
Every day we see more and more why people will spend so much money for a job that pays so little. Today’s Hartford Courant reports that Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg has seen her income soar since marrying the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. No … nothing illegal here on its surface, and in fact that is the problem. As the Courant points out, appointing the spouses or relatives of high powered Congress people to corporate boards or high paying government jobs is a “time honored tradition.”
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Go to the Jim Vicevich blog site not only for this article, but other interesting news reports and commetaries.:)=^..^=
Proving once again that lying down with pigs helps you get your own snout in the trough...
Jackie Clegg Dodd making big bucks … since marrying Senator DoddProving once again that lying down with pigs helps you get your own snout in the trough...
Thanks for posting. BTTT.
In TX the wife of just about every state legislator is a realtor.
Guess who businessmen and corporations turn to when buying or selling property?
I’m sure the same is true in other states.
Perfectly legal, of course.
As the Courant points out, appointing the spouses or relatives of high powered Congress people to corporate boards or high paying government jobs is a “time honored tradition.”So much for CHANGE.
So, when Dodd gets tossed, will Jackie keep those high paying positions?
She probably attained a cushy pension-plan too...aargh
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