The 2010 mid-term elections are still months, but things aren’t looking good Democrats. Two long serving high profile Senators, Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota have announced that they won’t seek re-election: Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and a Democratic Party stalwart in the Senate, [...]
Senate Ethics Committee Clears Dodd, Conrand
August 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As predicted the Senate Ethics Committee has cleared Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd of wrong doing in his dealings with Countrywide Financial: The Senate Ethics Committee on Friday dropped yearlong investigations into two powerful Senate committee chairmen, Democrats Christopher J. Dodd and Kent Conrad . The group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington had filed [...]
AP: Dodd, Conrad Told Mortgage Deals Were Sweetened
July 28, 2009 By 3 Comments
The Associated Press is reporting that Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd was told from the very start that hes was getting a VIP mortgage discount: Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation’s largest lenders, the official [...]
Chris Dodd Hates Lobbyists But Not Their Cash
July 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
What I’m about to say should come as no surprise… Chris Dodd is a populist hypocrite. Just days after his campaign manager Jay Howser was sending e-mail to Dodd’s supporters proclaiming, “But what about the forgotten victims of Chris’s efforts? What about the lobbyists? The lobbyists can’t get meetings with Chris. He won’t return their [...]
Chris Dodd Flips on Gay Marriage
June 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Remember the anti-gay marriage stance Chris Dodd took during his presidential bid? It’s apparently become a liability in his senate reelection bid so he’s now in favor of gay marriage: Public officials aren’t supposed to change their minds. But I firmly believe that it’s important to keep learning. Last week, while I was in Connecticut [...]
AP: Key Health Care Senators Have Industry Ties
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I meant to post the story on Friday but I wasn’t able to get to it so figured I’d lead off with today… The Associated Press reported last week on the ties between several key Senators and the health care industry. Among them Connecticut’s own Chris Dodd. Sen. Dodd’s wife Jackie Clegg Dodd sits on [...]
Help Rob Simmons Retire Chris Dodd
May 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Rob Simmons needs your help… He’s looking for 400 donors by midnight to help him send Chris Dodd into retirement 2010. If you can chip in a few dollars, click here.
Reminder: We’re Done with Dodd Rally This Saturday
May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick reminder… The We’re Done with Dodd Rally sponsored by by Connecticut Resistance is this Saturday, May 16th from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. outside Senator Dodd’s Office at 30 Lewis Street, Hartford, CT 06405 Town Hall Meeting on Health Care Reform Senator Chris Dodd and Congresswoman Rosa Delaura will be holding a [...]
Chris Dodd Likens Bush Administration to Nazis?
May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Umm, Senator do you really believe that water boarding is the equivalent to the systematic persecution and genocide of roughly 11 million people? You know what… Don’t get mad, get even. (H/T : Melissa Clouthier via Red State.) Related Presidents Don’t Prosecute Their Predecessors, David Shribman, Real Clear Politics Dodd: We prosecuted the Nazis so [...]
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