“On Tuesday, Dodd denied to CNN that he had anything to do with adding the language, which has been used by officials at bailed-out insurance giant AIG to justify paying millions of dollars in bonuses to executives after receiving federal money.
He said Wednesday that the “grandfather clause” language “seemed like innocent modifications” at the time.
“I agreed reluctantly,” Dodd said. “I was changing the amendment because others were insistent.”
Dodd said he did not speak to high-ranking administration officials and the change came after his staff spoke with staffers from Treasury.
The White House did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.”
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So now Dodd does a 180 from yesterday: Obama made me do it.
I was looking over the CT newspapers and reader comments and they are mad as hell. Looks like a heretofore loyal capo is refusing to fall on his sword.
It should have occurred to me earlier that widespread rebellion was hardly necessary to derail the Obama machine. Just the fracturing of his congressional majority. Too many dem congresscritters are beginning to develop second thoughts about being joined to the Messiah.
Look for more apostles to start denying him.
Part of the problem is that this cock-up is too big, too fast-moving and too confusing for the MSM to sit on or control the story.
‘the administration’
“because others were insistent.”
Still some wriggle room. O-bozo not named directly.
#41 also.
Why should he do that? Dodd knows that he'll be elected to term after term, while Obama the Amatuer is about to slam into the earth at full throttle.