Senate

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…

Your Tax Dollars at Work: Dodd's 1100 Page Financial Reform Bill

A BILL   To identify and address risks to the stability of the United States financial system through the establishment of the Agency for Financial Stability, to ensure the orderly resolution of failing complex financial institutions in order to minimize economic turmoil and protect the interest of taxpayers, to provide for effective bank supervision through…

Peter Schiff: A Call To Action

I don’t agree with everything that Peter Schiff says, and I don’t live in Connecticut, but I’d love to see him win his run for the Senate.  As for my thoughts on his opponent Christopher Dodd‘s tenure on the Senate Finance Committee…I feel they’ve been made pretty clear here and here. Schiff is the president…

Senator Chuck Schumer Opposes the "Trader Tax"

Whether we like it or not, the stock market is important to the average American, maybe moreso than ever in our nation’s history.  All Americans are de facto participants and beneficiaries of healthy markets whether directly or indirectly, as investors or corporate employees, and Senator Charles Schumer gets it.  I applaud the Senator’s opposition to the…

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…

Hooray for the Credit Card and Loaded Weapon Bill!

Pop quiz: What’s the quickest way to ensure that credit availability to consumers will dry up immediately? That’s an easy one…make it less profitable for credit card issuers to lend!  Combined with the additional risk of lending in a recession, that’ll do the trick.  And that’s exactly what Obama‘s anti-business gang did next: From the…

The Career Politician Who Sucks at Politics

I’ve really only heard Christopher Dodd‘s name peripherally over the years.  The Career Democratic Senator from Connecticut’s name has been popping up more and more now that his constituents are starting to learn about how much he loves rogue financial corporations. From the New York Times: Across Connecticut, anger is erupting against Mr. Dodd, the…