I kinda prefer putz. or asshole. can I say that? On Mar 18, 10:06 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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-admi... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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