voices.washingtonpost.com — Embattled Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd (D) has scheduled a press conference at his home in Connecticut Wednesday at which he is expected to announce he will not seek re-election, according to sources familiar with his plans. Dodd's retirement comes after months of speculation about his political future, and amid faltering polling numbers and a...
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starryann2000Jan 6, 2010
well not sure this is the right place but here goes, apparently the dems are at it again have heard they will again meet behind closed doors and with dems only as they want to shut republicans out so they do not have chance to stop it or so news stations are beginning to say. Wonder what deals they will make this time. Here is something else apparently the NPR is ant- freedom of speech they have been verbally attacking those who protest against the govs actions,
aheinzmJan 6, 2010
yep
markglJan 6, 2010
It can be another democrat, that is fine but I hope he/she has more common sense and is level headed, then the rest of the senators that are already there.
beatniqeJan 6, 2010
You make my point for me sir.
allisonrose870Jan 6, 2010
the architect of what escalated into nationwide fury over the AIG Bonus Amendment, who, of course turns out is the biggest recipient of AIG campaign contributions. No wonder AIG set up AIGFP in CT. Yea, he wasn't so bad,,, for AIG that is.
cybrguyJan 6, 2010
No matter who is thrown in there for the Democrats, we need Peter Schiff to win that election. Just like how the Democrats need more people like Al Franken, the Republicans need more people like Peter Schiff and Rand Paul. If our entire government was made of people like these we would have REAL political debates with facts, reason, and logic.
photojustinJan 6, 2010
@blizzard...No. no /s. The healthcare bill that is about to pass forbids declining a person for coverage based on pre-existing conditions. This is likely to save many lives, including mine. A lot of people need coverage but can't get it due to some pre-existing condition, and it is disgusting that, in America, we deny coverage to people who need it. The healthcare legislation may not be all I wanted (ahem:publicoption:ahem), but the reforms it does include will make a huge difference to me, and a lot of other people.As for not hemorrhaging jobs, that is also true. December saw a job loss of 84,000 jobs, which is the best month since March 2008 (almost 2 years ago). The skid that started in early 2008 is finally coming to a close, and we can start -adding- jobs. So yes, all indicators show we've stopped hemorrhaging jobs. Don't know why you feel the need to identify that as sarcastic - it's true.And the House has passed a decent (not great, but decent) cap-and-trade bill to deal with CO2 emissions. C&T represents the best possible hope for efficiently controlling CO2 emissions with a minimum impact on business and individuals. No sarcasm there - it's the truth.The country is moving in the right direction. It may not be fast enough for many of us, but it's a huge improvement over 2008.
Closed AccountJan 7, 2010
Barney Frank would be a good start. Dodd is so corrupt that he is ineffective. Max Baucus can hold the door for them and walk out behind then and Ben Nelson can bat cleanup. Next the democrats can vote in so people we can actually trust not to knife us in the back.
novenatorJan 7, 2010
That's what happens before a deadline, the greedy corporations pull s**t like this. It isn't the fault of the legislation or sponsors who are trying to clean this up. Besides, now they are prohibited form doing this again.Government regulation of big business only helps 'consumers' in the long run.
Closed AccountJan 7, 2010
No, none of this would have happened if the bill was passed with an "effective immediately" clause....