Posted on 02/23/2009 2:44:08 PM PST by DBCJR
Why is Senate Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd taking on not only the banking community but also President Obama? Could his efforts to distance himself from the financial industry that he has overseen for 24 years and from an administration that is off to a shaky start be a sign of things to come for Democrats facing reelection in 2010?
...Dodd’s dodgy associations may be one reason that he has emerged as a major thorn in the side of the new administration. He is so intent on distancing himself from the financial collapse and the banking community that he has repudiated the tempered approach favored by President Obama. This could turn out to be good politics.
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It is probably not accidental that Dodd’s renegade activities follow a slump in his popularity. He approaches his upcoming Senate race with the worst ratings of his entire career. In a recent Quinnipiac poll, more than half of those queried said they would not vote for Dodd’s reelection...
Adding to Senator Dodd’s woes is that over the weekend it emerged that he took contributions — some $27,500 according to The Connecticut Post — from accused scam artist Allen Stanford...
Perhaps it is simply that Senator Dodd is covering his tracks. The country is angry — angry at bankers, at mortgage defaulters and increasingly at their legislators. But the Senator may also sense that being a team player with the Obama administration may not prove the best strategy for those defending their seats next time round.
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He should be in prison.
Another possibility is the small voice telling him Obama will tank, and a primary challenge may be viable.
Hussein is in trouble, and the Dem Congress (since 2006 )is in trouble. When the Hollywood plywood set falls, all will be exposed.
That is something I had not considered. Of course, the press would eat Dodd alive in that event.
Wouldn’t it be great to watch Dodd lose re-election. Man, that would be even better than watching Daschle go down...twice.
What would be better is that Dodd and Franks be cell mates.
He’s probably just cranky because he can’t get any more money out of Fannie Mae. Now he has to go to those boring fund raisers.
Man would I love to see him go down.
Love to see Dodd and Franks be cell mates
Yeah, they could be “Frank” with each other....One could be “Frank” today, and the other “Frank” tomorrow.
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