Most ethical Congress in History? Umm, yeah, not so much… Jim Geraghty has the list, starting with Connecticut’s own Chris Dodd: SEN. CHRIS DODD (D., CONN.): Dodd is most notably and recently in trouble for the provision of the stimulus bill that ensured that already-existing contracts for bonuses at companies receiving federal bailout money would be honored. In [...]
It’s No Fun Being Chris Dodd These Days…
April 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Consider this anecdote from the Register Citizen, it illustrates Sen. Dodd’s ongoing political troubles quite nicely: Just how much trouble is Sen. Chris Dodd in as he runs for re-election next year? You’ve seen the surprising opinion polls showing record unfavorability, and other poll finding that any Republican — even those virtually unknown across the [...]
Chris Dodd Taps Wall Street for Campaign Cash
April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I wrote about Sen. Dodd’s dismal in-state campaign fund raising efforts on Friday, today, thanks to the Associated Press we know much more those efforts. Sen. Dodd raised a total of $608,995 from individuals during the first quarter, only $4,250 came from Connecticut residents. The other $604,745 came from executives at companies such as Citigroup, [...]
Only 5 Connecticut Residents Donated to Dodd
April 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he’s apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash… Only $4,250 of $604,745 raised during the first three months of 2009 by Chris Dodd for 2010 his re-election campaign came from Connecticut residents: Sen. Chris Dodd appears to [...]
Chris Dodd’s Approval Numbers Sink To New Lows
April 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
The hits just keep coming for Sen Chris Dodd (D-CT)… The latest Quinnipiac Poll shows his approval numbers have dropped to 33 percent and that trails both likely Republican challengers, former Congressmen Rob Simmons and state Sen. Sam Caligiuri in head to head match ups: Dodd’s new 33 percent rating, a dip from 49 percent [...]
Chris Dodd’s Wife Paid by AIG Subsidiary???
March 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Chris Dodd had an Op Ed in “Dodd: Setting the record straight” in this morning’s News Times… Unfortunately, the piece doesn’t seem to be on their web site so I can’t link to it… Regardless the timing couldn’t have been worse since Sen. Dodd is likely to face new questions about his wife’s involvement with [...]
AP: Dodd’s Stock With Voters Began Dropping Before AIG
March 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As a Connecticut resident I’ve been hearing the rumblings about Chris Dodd for a while now but they’re finally starting to come into national focus: HARTFORD, Conn. – Howard Rosenblatt voted for U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd five years ago. He won’t do that again. “It’s time for Chris to resign,” said the 62-year-old owner of [...]
Chris Dodd Was Against AIG’s Bonuses Before He Was For Them???
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It’s getting so you can’t follow the twist and turns in the AIG retantion bonus kerfufle without a map… It now looks like Chris Dodd was against the bonuses before he was for them but now he’s against them: For a while, the disappearance of an executive bonus restriction from last month’s economic stimulus looked [...]
The Hits Keep Coming: Chris Dodd Was For AIG Bonuses Before He Was Against Them
March 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
From Fox Business (emphasis mine): Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Monday night floated the idea of taxing American International Group (AIG: 0.9194, 0.1393, 17.86%) bonus recipients so the government could recoup some or all of the $450 million the company is paying to employees in its financial products unit. Within hours, the idea spread to [...]
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