Bonuses allowed by stimulus bill (CNN outs Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd)

cnn ^ | 3/18/2009 | Dana Bash and Ted Barrett

[tobyhill]

One brick at a time.

[Just mythoughts]

I do not understand why there is such a fuss. Bama and Congress (the majority) had their lobbyists write the stimulus and budget that paid out far larger bonuses to themselves than what AIG contractually fulfilled.

[tobyhill]

Because Obama and Dodd lied about what they knew and when they found out. The bonuses were given legally but now Americans maybe starting to figure out the hypocrisy of this administration.

[angkor]

Nonsense.

You do not know whether each and every one of those individuals met or exceeded the goals of his or her bonus agreement.

This is a Soviet kangaroo court!

And you the presumed conservative stand in the Coliseum hooting and clapping with the rest of the mob.

[TexasCajun]

I wonder why it was called the Dodd Amendment then?

[shove_it]

Sorry Toby. I must have searched just before you posted.

[maggief]

Check out the link in post #8.

[TexasCajun]

Dodd and Oamah should return all their AIG “Bonuses”, err AIG funded campaign contributions as well!

[Daffynition]

Guarded applause for CNN ... even a blind squirrel ...yada...

[Just mythoughts]

Because Obama and Dodd lied about what they knew and when they found out. The bonuses were given legally but now Americans maybe starting to figure out the hypocrisy of this administration.

I think this will be short lived, another 'crisis' will be created to make hay. I do not have a very high opinion of the collective memory of Americans, because the liberals lie every time they open their mouths.

IF Americans are concerned about bonuses they would have demanded the 'stimulus' ripoff be aborted.

[Lurking in Kansas]

"When I wrote the language there was no such language like that"

ROFLMAO!! It must have been put in the bill by some fairy in the middle of the night, while everyone was asleep. LOL

[RangerM]

It would be nice (for them), but too easily proven false.

Gotta’ be someone who was in office at the time. I’d rather it be B. Frank, but Dodd is the logical choice.

[Toespi]

Can you just imagine if this were a Republican President and/or Congress? THAT is the real hypocrisy.

[slickfree]

OUT LEADERS ARE A DISGRACE !

Barney, Madoff & Dodd
Three Peas in a Pod

Dodd said he “read every line”?

[EQAndyBuzz]

“Maybe one they use to bus kids from one side of a large city to another side.”

Could use one of those school buses sitting in a New Orleans bus depot.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

"When I wrote the language there was no such language like that," Dodd told CNN Tuesday.

Ah, so Dodd is either a liar, or incompetent, or both. Got it!

[mware]

From what I hear the language was changed in committee to allow for the bonuses.

Trouble is, that it was done behind closed doors (wonder if the media will go after them like they did to Cheney when he met behind closed doors with oil executives)

Now people who were in the closed door meeting are accusing each other.

[HD1200]

Looking forward to the tough Wolf Blitzer interview on this:

Blitzer: Senator Dodd, how did the AIG exemption get into the stimulus bill?

Senator Dodd: I dunno, bet it was something the Republicans did to embaress me.

Blitzer: There you have the breaking news on CNN, irrefutable statements that it was the Republicans on the Hill that are to blame for the insertion of a clause the exempted AIG from bonus restraint. Tune in as we dig deeper into this new Republican scandal.

[iopscusa]

Mr. Rush Limbaugh is leading the charge on this AIG kerfuffle, he is hitting it out of the park while the whiney Republicrats...will not attack the DRats but will eventually attack Rush.
Never forget the Rhino Senators: Lamar Alexander, Kit Bond, Susan Collins, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter and George Voinovich.

[Islander7]

"When I wrote the language there was no such language like that," Dodd told CNN Tuesday....."

The dog ate my homework!