Democrats place most corrupt Senator (Dodd) as front man for Healthcare

As expected, Democrats got exactly 60 votes to proceed to debate on the healthcare bill. What trully was unexpected was the Democratic leadership using Chris Dodd as the front man with the gavel (he presided over the vote) and the post vote press conference. You remember Chris Dodd(froom the NY Post)?

Dodd's lengthy record of ethical questions has clearly taken its toll.

Among his transgressions:

* In 2003, Dodd received two cut-rate mortgages totaling nearly $800,000 from subprime-mortgage lending giant Countrywide Financial.

The special mortgages apparently came about because the senator was dubbed a "Friend of Angelo," Countrywide co-founder Angelo Mozilo.

A Senate ethics committee determined last summer that Dodd violated no rules. But home-state voters appear unwilling to let Dodd off that easily.

* In 1994, Dodd purchased a one-third share of an Irish vacation home; the other two-thirds were bought by businessman William Kessinger, partner of one Edward Downe, who pleaded guilty to insider trading the same year.

In 2001, Dodd successfully lobbied the Clinton White House for a presidential pardon for Downe. A year later, Dodd took full ownership of the Irish property from Kessinger -- at a mere fraction of its appraised value.

* In February, Dodd introduced an amendment to the stimulus package that guaranteed that executives from firms receiving government bailouts -- including AIG -- remained eligible for bonuses.

With such baggage, no wonder 53 percent of Connecticut residents say Dodd doesn't deserve re-election.

After five terms in the Senate, the banking committee chairman and Washington special interests are just too close.

The use of Dodd as a prop here tells me much more about the process than any other single action. It's almost as if Democrats are saying, we are corrupt, we will ram this through and there is nothing you can do about it.

Enjoy it while you can Senator Reid.


Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/editorials/dodd_danger_lq11DZPXtHUX5pp0DYaCTN#ixzz0XY03FxQU

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Illinois corruption coverage still mentions New Jersey

This week as the story of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich looking to sell Barack Obama's senate seat to the highest bidder broke, I expected to see plenty of coverage of the history of political corruption in Chicago. I have always thought that the Chicago political machine represented the worst political corruption of all the 50 states (or 57 if you are Barack Obama). But I was wrong.

Apparently, New Jersey is considered one of the elite for political corruption(from the AP):

If it isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor," Chicago FBI chief Robert D. Grant said when the charges were announced against Blagojevich.

The top competitors seem to be New Jersey and Louisiana. More than 130 public officials in New Jersey have been found guilty of federal corruption in the past seven years. And Louisiana more than holds its own. A congressman once described the state this way: "Half of Louisiana is under water, and the other half is under indictment."

And this article is not the only one that mentions New Jersey while discussing this scandal. It seems like our state has a lot in common with a series of corruption scandals are the country:

1. While the scandals cut across both parties, they Democrats are the current hands on winners for sheer numbers. In New Jersey, almost all of the 130 corruption convictions the past few years were Democrats.

2. The stupidity associated with this current crop of corrupt politicians is amazing. Selling a senate seat while under investigation for corruption with Tony Rezco(Blagojevich), Cash in the freezer (Jefferson)and tax fraud in at least two states and one foreign country followed by pay to play with donations(Rangel).

3. When the politician in trouble is a Republica, you can count on the media to mention the word Republican over and over again. When a Democrat gets caught, party is rarely if ever mentioned.

4. The media outrage is comical if not pathetic as it concerns the two parties. It wasn't that long ago that the media was in a frenzy over Foley's instant messages (he was never charged with any crime), Tom Delay's airplane rides and Larry Craig's foot tapping. But they can't seem to whip up any interest in William Jefferson's freezer bags of cash, Chris Dodd's sweetheart deal on his mortgage while ignoring his oversight responsibility for the mortgage mess, an army of Democrats running Fannie/Freddie into the ground.

Some day, it will be great when the people have the last word. I know it will happen at the Federal level because it always does. I have a lot less confidence that New Jersey voters will ever wake up and realize the corruption that they accept every day in this state is neither normal nor acceptable in a civilized society.

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The Great Obama Coverup

I continue to be amazed at the level of active campaigning being done by the mainstream media in this presidential election. Time and time again, both candidates don't seem to get the same treatment and yet it is accepted by everyone as status quo. Yesterday, a McCain supporter expressed he outrage. This is happening because regular people are frustrated that this has degenerated to something far less than a fair fight. And mark my words, someone (likely the print media first is going to pay and pay big).

Need examples? McCain is tagged with the economic problems despite attempting to reform the system that caused them. Obama accepted major campaign contributions directly from the corrupt institutions second only to Chris Dodd. No questions asked of Obama by the media. The story? McCain is erratic because he went back to DC and tried to do something (he should have known that is much easier to be "present").

Obama's campaign war chest has been feathered by massive donation fraud. Basic checks have not been made to verify donors. This includes gibberish typed from a computer keyboard and numerous Dallas Cowboys without valid addresses. Any questions of Obama? No. But there have been plenty of questions about McCain having someone who was once a lobbyist in his campaign.

Obama is clearly a byproduct of a "go along get along" corrupt Chicago political establishment. As a matter of fact, his defense to his connections with Weather Underground Terrorist William Ayers (as told to Michael Smerconish yesterday on 1210 in Philadelphia) was that he was just a guy who was part of the political establishment that he worked with in Chicago. He made a long term habit of voting "present" in the legislature. He has stood for and continues to stand for nothing. But he is a transformational candidate. And no one asks questions about it.

During Obama's time in Chicago he touts being a "community organizer". Funny thing is that an organization he trained, ACORN (Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now) is right this minute under investigation in 11 states for voter fraud. Has anyone asked Obama about this? Nope. The story? Republicans are trying to suppress turnout.

Joe Biden sounded really good in his debate last week. The trouble is, virtually every single thing he said was not just shading of the truth, but an outright lie. And the story? Sarah Palin winked.

Barack Obama in this week's debate couldn't wait to highlight his man of the people meme about how he would cut taxes to 95% of the people in the United States(paid for by the 5% who will see a tax increase). Trouble is, 40% of the people in the United States do not pay taxes at all due to the Bush Tax Cuts. So in reality, Obama just announced a massive welfare payment payed for by the small business establishment stupid enough to be in his top 5%. Any questions by the media? Nope. The story? McCain is taxing healthcare (a convenient lie by Obama who leaves out that McCain has proposed a credit that would more than offset any tax on the premium).

And then the whoppers. I cannot even count the disgusting and nasty rhetoric that come from direct Obama spokespeople, supporters and media people in regard to McCain and Palin. McCaskill, Reid, Axelrod and hollywood celebrities all spewing negative bile ("I hate McCain" Harry Reid, "McCain injecting race into this election" Axelrod, "That is one crazy b*tch" Betty White). And NOT ONE time does Obama tell his own people to tone it down. As a matter of fact, you can probably collect dozens of these kinds of insults each week for the past two years. And does the media report on that? No. They report that someone referred to Barack Obama by his middle name, Hussein. And Obama then goes on the radio and says McCain should tone it down.

If Obama gets elected and a flood of bad news comes down the pike that should have been reported beforehand, it may be time for a real revolution against the mainstream media. While I would be extremely sad to see an institution like General Motors go out of business, I would not blink an eye if the New York Times ceased to exist.

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We need a Mortgage Crisis Special Prosecutor!

I don't think that there is anyone out there that is all that happy right now about the economic situation and the mortgage crisis. And whether you are for Obama or McCain, you are seriously angry over what is going on. Obama is sitting in the background wallowing in the positive energy of what he feels is his advantage over the economy. That has been true. So far. Many voters would still like an explanation over what he did to receive the second highest political donation from Fannnie and Freddie. And McCain is probably toast because he can't seem to articulate why he had this one right. And frankly, conservatives are tired of a president who cannot articulate in a clear and compelling manner.

Tonight, I was watching O'Reilly and one of his guests was Ben Stein. Ben finished his financial analysis with what he said were "two words". Special Prosecutor.

I agree with Ben. We all know that the media doesn't want to do anything to hurt the Obama campaign. And we all know that really exposing what certain Democrats have done to destroy this country (Dodd and Frank) while enriching themselves would hurt Obama. So fine. Let them leave the story alone.

But let's ask each candidate whether or not they support a special prosecutor to investigate this mess. And we should ask them now and get is started now. Before the election.

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Is it time for Chris Dodd to resign?

We have heard all about Freddie Mae and Freddia Mac. We have heard all about how there is so much greed on Wall Street that clearly we need more regulation. Senator Barack Obama has on multiple occasions in the past few days bemoaned the lack of regulation by the Bush Administration in regard to regulating Wall Street.

However, we theoretically do have oversight on banking and on lending. It is called the US Senate Banking Committee which Senator Dodd is the Chairman. He is also the number one recipient of lobbying funds by the organizations that he was supposed to oversee. But wait, he is not satisfied to just stand on the sidelines now. He expressed his opinion today (Reuters):

U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Friday warned the Bush administration that it must work with Congress this weekend on details of a Wall Street bailout package that has not been fully unveiled to lawmakers.

"None of us have any idea what the details are," said Dodd, adding that the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve should not present a package next week as a "fait accompli."

Why Mr Dodd? So you can make sure your currupt backside is covered? I don't think so. Resign now to reduce the damage to your party. You are now a liability and if you don't resign soon, Senator Barack Obama will have to explain why he is right behind you in lobbyist contributions and an active participant in this massive economic failure.

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