Comments on: Jackie Clegg Dodd making big bucks … since marrying Senator Dodd

By: Dodd: Another day … Another dollar - Update: Video | Radio Vice Online

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:45:35 +0000

[...] of Pharmaceitoical boards and receing an income of about $500,000 last year. We address this issue here. What struck as I read through the article was not so much her appointments to the boards … which [...]

By: Dom Rosa

Dom Rosa — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:36:46 +0000

Chris and Jackie Clegg Dodd should be as frank as George Washington Plunkitt of Tammany Hall who said: “I seen my opportunities and I took ‘em.”

By: Wayne SW

Wayne SW — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:54:18 +0000

it is so intriguing how a single layer in a waitress sandwhich can become a member of “several” boards of directors. Jackie must have a “special seasoning and be properly spread………”

By: libertarian27

libertarian27 — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:16:12 +0000

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2243658/posts

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By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:08:25 +0000

“It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress.” – Mark Twain

True then – true now.

By: Dimsdale

Dimsdale — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:25:04 +0000

If Dodd is so damnably clever at taking advantage of the system, maybe he should channel a bit of that cleverness into doing his job correctly, i.e. not screwing up the banking system.

By: gillie28

gillie28 — Mon, 04 May 2009 00:08:23 +0000

Funny, I was just thinking about term limits earlier today, thinking how corrupting it is to allow these Senators and Congress people to serve perennially. But, what should these term limits be? Two terms for a senator is 12 years….that’s really too long, for many reasons. One, from the senator’s point of view, is it’s a long time not having a regular job (hah!). It might be hard to find normal work afterwards – although most seem to morph into “consulting” or lobbying jobs without difficulty. The other reason is that 12 years is more than enough time to get sucked into a corroded system. I propose they change the terms to four or five years, and they can serve two terms. After another four or five years out of office they can run again, provided they had stayed out of Washington.

The term limits of Congressmen and women are not so much an issue because it’s a two year term. Maybe 5 terms maximum, just to be fair and balanced!

By: Darlene

Darlene — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:12:31 +0000

It wasn’t all that long ago that we heard about Michelle Obama’s winfall of some $63K from the University of Chicago Hospitals for … well … nothing … right? When is it that we are going to hold these people accountable for their riches on us? It’s one thing when the private sector offers a product for their riches, but what is our government offering us other than more debt? How is all of this so different from the Madoff situation? Oh, yeah thats right, Madoff deceived his investors. And what would we call the deceptions of our Congress and Senate? Oh, sorry … I forgot …. this falls under the Geithner excuse … it was an honest mistake. Give me a break!