And I really really really trust every single solitary word that Senator Chris Dodd says. He is my idol and I want to be like him when I grow up, a thieving hypocritical dingbat who doesn't really give a damn about his constituents. Such a mensch - or is the word schmuck - can never remember which one it is. Maybe it is putz. Have to ask my Jewish neighbor so I can get it right.
Ohio mark wrote: > In a dramatic reversal Wednesday, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., confessed > to adding language to the stimulus bill last month that exempted all > bonuses that bailed-out companies had promised to employees before > Feb. 11, 2009. > > Dodd told FOX News that Treasury officials forced him to make the > change. > > "As many know, the administration was, among others, not happy with > the language. They wanted some modifications to it," he said. "They > came to us, our staff, and asked for changes, and the changes at the > time did not seem that obnoxious or onerous." > > But the provision has become a flash point for criticism amid the > controversy over $165 million in bonuses given out by AIG after > securing more than $170 billion in federal aid. The language in the > stimulus bill wasn't specific to AIG, but some have expressed outrage > that it appears to have created a loophole. > > Dodd said the argument put forward by Treasury was that a "flood of > lawsuits" would come forward if the change was not made. > > http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/18/sen-dodd-admits-adding-bonus-provision-stimulus-package/ > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
