Daily Pundit (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Instapundit » Blog Archive » EDITORIAL: Rep. Rangel may prove Democrats’ albatross amid party’s loud claims of public integrity…. EDITORIAL: Rep. Rangel may prove Democrats’ albatross amid party’s loud claims of public integrity. Well, along with William Jefferson, Chris Dodd, Kent Conrad, Barney Frank . . . . Which is merely another way of saying, “No, Rep. [...]
Instapundit.com (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
EDITORIAL: Rep. Rangel may prove Democrats’ albatross amid party’s loud claims of public integrity. Well, along with William Jefferson, Chris Dodd, Kent Conrad, Barney Frank . . . .
The Armchair Energist (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
I will try not to use profanity in this post, but I may not be able to avoid it. Every time I see a picture of Chris Dodd or Barney Frank, I want to puke. This one is especially ironic, though. As I was looking for clips for my ‘Recent Video’ slot on my home page, [...]
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
... future and that they are worthy of federal aid.Reid said he told Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd that he was depending on him to look over these proposals and then determine what legislation, if anything, should be introduced.Reid, a Nevada Democrat, said the 2.5 million workers and manufacturers impacted by the auto industry deserve a vote on auto legislation.(Reporting...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... demands of Citigroup. At least Podesta is not alone. The article also provides this from Senator Chris Dodd: Podesta’s comments about seeking reforms from Citigroup echoed those made this week by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, who said Washington should have struck a better deal in its rescue of Citigroup, including management changes and a greater...
Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... be doing everything it could to get Barofsky confirmed right away. You’d be wrong. Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who chairs the banking committee, issued a little-noticed statement saying that although the nomination “was cleared by members of the Senate Banking Committee, the leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,...
Shot In The Dark (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... much. “Repealing or weakening the CRA would be a mistake,” warns Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who argues that the CRA should be strengthened. Dodd, the top recipient of Fannie donations and himself a beneficiary of a sweetheart mortgage brokered by a subprime lender, recently invited one of Clinton’s top enforcers of the CRA to testify. Read the whole...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
TPM reports an "interesting nugget" from the continuing bailout saga: an unnamed Republican Senator is blocking the confirmation of Neil Barofsky, nominated by the White House to the newly created position of Special Inspector General at the Treasury Department. Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who chairs the banking committee, issued a little-noticed statement saying...
TODAY ON VOT3R - Politics STORIES (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
TPM reports an "interesting nugget" from the continuing bailout saga: an unnamed Republican Senator is blocking the confirmation of Neil Barofsky, nominated by the White House to the newly created position of Special Inspector General at the Treasury Department. Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd, the Connecticut...
TPMmuckraker (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... can help us narrow down the list. And in case it helps, here's the statement put out by Sen. Chris Dodd, the chair of the banking committee, that first mentioned the hold. One final point: in Friday's post, we noted a jurisdictional dispute between the Senate banking and finance committees, mentioned in a Washington Post story before the hold was put on, as a possible explanation...
The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
The Meet the Press panel needs fewer David Broders and more Christopher Hitchenses—irresponsible wits who can challenge the B-list senators and warhorse commentators who trundle on and download all that sonorous received wisdom. It needs fewer "Washington insiders" and more genuinely informed outsiders. (Fareed Zakaria last week did an electric interview on his CNN foreign affairs show with...
ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Dems play the blame game - Shameless!!! Take no responsibility for economy!!! Democratic political hacks, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd conspiring…. During the Thanksgiving dinner, I am sure most of you sat at your dinner table with a lot of friends and family that you have not seen since before the election… And I am sure that you were appalled that when [...]
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
... Politico.com speculated that Obama might tap someone with a higher profile, like Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, to be the DNC general chairman and “the face” of the party, while leaving day-to-day operations to the likes of Tewes or Hildebrand. A native of South Dakota, Hildebrand cut his political teeth in party politics, not the gay rights movement. He the re-election campaign for...
First Draft (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... be doing everything it could to get Barofsky confirmed right away. You'd be wrong. Last week, Sen. Chris Dodd, the Connecticut Democrat who chairs the banking committee, issued a little-noticed statement saying that although the nomination "was cleared by members of the Senate Banking Committee, the leadership of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs,...
Patriot Room (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
... much. “Repealing or weakening the CRA would be a mistake,” warns Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who argues that the CRA should be strengthened. Dodd, the top recipient of Fannie donations and himself a beneficiary of a sweetheart mortgage brokered by a subprime lender, recently invited one of Clinton’s top enforcers of the CRA to testify. “The notion...
