Dodd: Administration pushed for language protecting bonuses (Dodd Throws Obama under The Bus)

CNN ^ | 3-18-09 | Ed Hornick Kristi Keck

[icwhatudo]

Dodd acknowledged his role in the change after a Treasury Department official told CNN the administration pushed for the language.

Both Dodd and the official, who asked not to be named, said it was because administration officials were afraid the government would face numerous lawsuits without the new language.

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"I agreed reluctantly," Dodd said. "I was changing the amendment because others were insistent."

[April Lexington]

How about the billions of taxpayer money that went to English, German, and French banks?

The world is VERY jealous of Americans and their wealth. They love to see us knocked on our faces. This is a huge heist and we will be paying for generations. A HUGE transfer of wealth...

[April Lexington]

Look, O’Bama only got $101,000 from AIG. Dodd got $103,000 so, guess who's under the bus????

[CitizenM]

I feel like this country has been made to play a game of "Clue" over this question of who included the loophole in the Stimulus that AIG (and others) could get their bonuses from our tax bailout funds.

It was first Professor Plum who did it, in the treasury. No, it was Mr. Green, in the hearing room. Wrong, Col. Mustard ordered it, in the oval office with a pen. Whoever, whatever...they are all running around blaming everyone else and expecting that all Americans are so stupid that we won't care and they can excuse themselves for a "mistake" that, as Reid said "was hindsight now." This is the most disgusting Administration and Congress ever. Since Obama got elected all the snakes have come out from under the rocks to plague us, feeling safe since their president is so inept and corrupt himself that they can get away with anything.

[April Lexington]

This has to be scaring the crap out of more than one Democratic Party Senator. Obama will blow you out of the water WHENEVER necessary. Play his game and worry!

[madameguinot]

Even after the election, all of them said how GLAD they were to have BO, after these past eight DISASTROUS years. I simply said at the time I hoped he would do half as well as Bush and were they steamed at that one!

[xpealidocious]

And to think the American people, or make that “some” American’s want these buffoons and crooks taking care of this country’s health care.

[Pallas]

I think it says pretty all you need to know that Obama and Dodd were the #1 & #2 Senate recipients of AIG campaign donations.

[eaglestar]

Chris Dodd suicide/accident watch?

[April Lexington]

Meanwhile Bush, “the dumbest guy ever,” was supposed to know every bit of minutiae (sp?) of everything that happened.

And... he usually did...

[tobyhill]

It looks like a little two way pay to play.

[XenaLee]

No. Only when his purple lips are moving.

[April Lexington]

Appearing on Leno in the middle of a crisis. How UNpresidential. Didn't anyone tell him the campaign is over? Talk about demeaning the office.

We have elected a monkey as POTUS. I doubt he has any clue that the election is over. That's all he's good at. This "Ruling" stuff is way above his pay grade...

[April Lexington]

And to think the American people, or make that “some” American’s want these buffoons and crooks taking care of this country’s health care.

Now... that is one scary thought!

[XenaLee]

These traitorous bastards apparently forget....

the entire country (excluding clueless, Stuck-On-Stupid Obama supporters) know what he and the rest of his thugocracy DemocRats look like. If or when the country does finally tank....they will ALL be living on borrowed time....and looking over their shoulders for their remaining time on earth.

[peggybac]

Wow, that’s a scary picture.

[TaxRelief]

Perhaps AIG should have given Dodd the same 110 grand they gave to honest-Abe Obama.

[TaxRelief]

My lib friends have suddenly gotten VERRRY quiet in the last month.

Really? Mine are so excited about how "tough" Obama (who got over $100,000 from AIG) is being on "big business".

[XenaLee]

That jealousy of America and our wonderful lifestyle has been seething with our enemies for decades now. This whole thing is all about bringing America and Americans to their knees. Let’s give them all another whopping big surprise, instead!

[Texaspeptoman]

“I’m finding it funny how Clinton and Obama, easily two of “the smartest people in the world,” can say they didn’t know something and everyone believes it.

Meanwhile Bush, “the dumbest guy ever,” was supposed to know every bit of minutiae of everything that happened.”

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EXCELLENT comment !!

[Polarik]

the administration pushed for the language.

Of course they did. They intended this to be a distraction from Obama's destruction of our economy. Woo-o-o, let's get the big, bad AIG bailout boogeyman!