Sen. Dodd's delusions

Waterbury Republican-American ^ | January 15, 2007 | Editorial

[zbigreddogz]

It's pretty funny that Dodd thinks he has a chance.

I mean, it's bad enough Biden thinks he has a chance, and Biden, at the very least, has a personality, which is more then I can say of Dodd.

And Biden isn't winning either.

[BluH2o]

Apparently Chris Dodd & Ted Kennedy were deep into their cups (fourth or fifth martini) when Dodd broached the idea to Kennedy. "Watcha think Ted should I run for President?"
Ted (they've known each other since childhood, their father's were good friends) not wanting to burst Dodd's balloon says "Hey Chris my man (hiccup) go for it, you can kick Hillary's butt and as far as that interloper Obama bama, or whatever his name, the media love fest with him will be over by early 2008 and you can emerge as the front runner."
So there you have it folks ... the story behind the story.

[brooklin]

Dodd is just a non starter. He has no appeal.

[soupcon]

I agree with you. Everyone who's announced their candidacy so far is a non-starter.

[Graybeard58]

So there you have it folks ... the story behind the story.

Better than Paul Harvey!

[Boston Tea Party]

Bingo! It's the slush fund, my pretties. Unless I'm totally wrong, he gets to spend it all on meals, trips, whatever, after he withdraws. Someone please enlighten me if I'm wrong.

[Jim Scott]

As a political conservative I have always found Christopher Dodd to be a pathetic joke, like his drinking buddy, Ted ("where's the bar?") Kennedy. The Waterbury Republican-American editoral was quite correct. Chris Dodd is a do-nothing senator with a record of embracing Castro and other Latin dictators that have declared themselves enemies of the U.S., by word and/or deed. That, alone, should disqualify him from any kind of serious consideration as a potential presidential candidate.

White-haired Christopher Dodd is basically a boring guy, even for a liberal politician. A senator from a smal state that is very over-taxed and has a horrible business climate (anti-busineess is more accurate). The major cities are mostly unlivable. Schools are mediocre. Connecticut is a good example of what happens when liberals move in and basically take over the political landscape. It's a mess. Oh, it still looks nice - but the cost of living is outrageous, taxes are ridiculous and the political leftists run almost everything, including the state legislature.

Chris Dodd does next to nothing for his state except show up at photo-ops or when the Groton submarine base was threatened with closure. He knows that he can get away with doing nothing because, like Ted 'The Swimmer' Kennedy in next-door Massachusetts, the citizens of Connecticut would vote for almost anyone who had a 'D' after their name on the ballot. Chris Dodd is a bad joke and a lazy, do-nothing senator. His candidacy is an insult to the intelligence of any voter, even a Democrat voter, who gives him a moment of serious consideration.

[snoringbear]

No candidate from the northeast, Democrat or Republican, has a snowball's chance in hell of becoming president. Americans living in what the east-coast/west-cost liberals call "fly over country" have nothing in common with these people and don't trust them. So, anyone from the NE who has aspirations of becoming POTUS is being delusional for sure.

[LurkedLongEnough]

Very entertaining! Thanks!

[hinckley buzzard]

Try matching campaign funds. License to steal.

His old man was a crook, so why not him.

[BW2221]

Just what this campaign needs ... another lapsed "Catholic" who espouses abortion, has been divorced and remarried (shades of Kerry, Giuliani and Ted Kennedy).

[maggief]

[upchuck]

Chris Dud's first pronouncement as a Presidential candidate is to complain about the State Flag of the soverign state of South Carolina.

Sorry. Correction...

He's not bitching about our state flag. Which is beautiful, by the way...

He's bitching because we have the audacity to fly a Confederate Flag at the state capitol.

And now Plugs Biden is bitching about the same thing.

Here's more:
Dodd making an ass of himself.
Biden playing copycat.

[You Dirty Rats]

Waterbury is a great American City -- tells Jane Fonda to go to hell, and now this.

Perhaps his pal Ortega's victory has encouraged him to make this pointless and hopeless run.

I would support a Constitutional Amendment banning any current Senator from running as President or Vice President. Pompous windbags, all.

[pointsal]

Just imagine ...Tubby Dodd....running around the exercise track at the White House...

[onyx]

FOTFLOL.
That poor waitress.

[Man50D]

Just imagine ...Tubby Dodd....running around the exercise track at the White House...

More like running around the bar at the White House.

[speekinout]

I want Dodd to run for the nomination. The Senate is now 50 Dem and 49 GOP. (Johnson won't be back for months). Senators have to show up on the floor to vote. With Dodd, Biden and Kerry all spending their time campaigning, the vote is 47-49. And with mccain also campaigning, it's even more likely that the GOP positions will win. (He'd make many votes 48-48, with Cheney to break the tie. Without him, the votes would likely be 47-48)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Well, the booze talks better than him.

[HitmanLV]

Ain't that the truth!