Chris Dodd

Conflict? What Conflict?

Following in the illustrious footsteps of Countrywide VIP Chris Dodd and Barney “Homeownership for the Homeless” Frank, Senator Max Baucus, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee now has some splainin’ to do…

Dodd-Watch: Peter Schiff Needs to Commit for CT's Sake

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.2723133&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse] Gail Collins wrote a balanced watered-down Op-Ed in the New York Times yesterday about how busy Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd‘s been over the last year, sponsoring basically every bill that comes before the Senate.  Yes, you always want to look busy in the workplace to cover up ineptitude. Collins works in Dodd’s incredibly…

AIG to Taxpayers: F@$% You

Attention AIG Executives: THE NATIONAL BACKLASH IS COMING.  CASH THOSE BONUS CHECKS AT YOUR OWN PERIL. _____________________________________________________ The below is an actual first paragraph of an article in the NY Times business section this morning.  Seriously, its actually real. The American International Group, which has received more than $170 billion in taxpayer bailout money from…

Coming Soon: The Uptick Rule

The word today is that The Uptick Rule, the best line of defense we haven’t had in place for the last year, may be making a comeback. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), the head of the House Financial Services committee, said that the SEC should restore the so-called “uptick” rule within a month, Reuters is reporting….