Comments on: I Think Chris Dodd has Some ‘Splaining To Do http://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/09/19/i-think-chris-dodd-has-some-splaining-to-do/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Thu, 24 May 2012 18:45:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Variations on a (Mavericky) themehttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/09/19/i-think-chris-dodd-has-some-splaining-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-669705 Variations on a (Mavericky) theme Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:05:54 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=5770#comment-669705 [...] to order him to stay home. Of course there’s the Tweedle Dee/Tweedle Dum/Tweedle Dummer trio of Chris Dodd, Chuck Schumer, and Barney Frank about whom I’ve written already. This is not a group who takes [...] [...] to order him to stay home. Of course there’s the Tweedle Dee/Tweedle Dum/Tweedle Dummer trio of Chris Dodd, Chuck Schumer, and Barney Frank about whom I’ve written already. This is not a group who takes [...]

]]> By: Jimmiehttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/09/19/i-think-chris-dodd-has-some-splaining-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-669141 Jimmie Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=5770#comment-669141 I"m not at all trying to make it one man's fault. I have pointed at a number of people in the past couple of days. Plenty of them are in Congress because it is impossible to look at how we got here and not see that had Congress not meddled in places where it had no business at all, we would not be here. But Chris Dodd has a lot to answer for and should be doing that instead of shaking his head and clicking his tongue. For ten years, no one got more money from the GSEs than Chris Dodd. I did not say he was the only one getting GSE money. Clearly, if you follow the link, he was not. But he got more than anyone else. That wasn't accidental. And yeah, he did get a sweetheart loan. He paid less for it and had it structured to save him money. He would not have gotten that loan under those terms had he not been a "Friend of Angelo". I"m not at all trying to make it one man's fault. I have pointed at a number of people in the past couple of days. Plenty of them are in Congress because it is impossible to look at how we got here and not see that had Congress not meddled in places where it had no business at all, we would not be here.

But Chris Dodd has a lot to answer for and should be doing that instead of shaking his head and clicking his tongue.

For ten years, no one got more money from the GSEs than Chris Dodd. I did not say he was the only one getting GSE money. Clearly, if you follow the link, he was not. But he got more than anyone else. That wasn't accidental.

And yeah, he did get a sweetheart loan. He paid less for it and had it structured to save him money. He would not have gotten that loan under those terms had he not been a "Friend of Angelo".

]]> By: Voterhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2008/09/19/i-think-chris-dodd-has-some-splaining-to-do/comment-page-1/#comment-669139 Voter Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:57:05 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=5770#comment-669139 Dodd became Chair of the Bnaking Committee in 2006 -- 18 months ago. In 2003 when the bill that "his" committee was "scuttling" was being considered the committee, as well as the house, senate and executive branch were under Republican control. Also, to imply that Dodd was the only person receiving contributions from Fannie and Freddie is disengenuous. In the 2006 election cycle, Fannie Mae was giving 53 percent of its total $1.3 million in contributions to Republicans, who controlled Congress at that time. Finally, Dodd recieved no "sweetheart deal" - he recieved a mortgage that, if you did an ounce of research, you would see was in the ranges being offered at the time. There's enough blame to go around -- you're petty and unfair to try and make it all one man's fault. Dodd became Chair of the Bnaking Committee in 2006 — 18 months ago. In 2003 when the bill that "his" committee was "scuttling" was being considered the committee, as well as the house, senate and executive branch were under Republican control. Also, to imply that Dodd was the only person receiving contributions from Fannie and Freddie is disengenuous. In the 2006 election cycle, Fannie Mae was giving 53 percent of its total $1.3 million in contributions to Republicans, who controlled Congress at that time.

Finally, Dodd recieved no "sweetheart deal" – he recieved a mortgage that, if you did an ounce of research, you would see was in the ranges being offered at the time.

There's enough blame to go around — you're petty and unfair to try and make it all one man's fault.

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