Posts Tagged ‘AIG’
The Deal Behind the AIG deal – Video: Warren vs Geithner
OK, the video is juicy and it’s fun to watch a very smart woman smack down the wizard of smart (H/T Rush). But, to truly enjoy Professor Warren’s performance and Tim Geithner’s squirm, you need some background.
Read MoreDodd Man Walking – Part 2 – Simmons responds
The troubles continue to mount for Chris Dodd and it’s not jut this amazing piece in today’s Washington Times either. As Democrats prepared to take control of Congress after the 2006 elections, a top boss at the insurance giant American International Group Inc. told colleagues that Sen. Christopher J. Dodd was seeking re-election donations and he implored company executives…
Read MoreTotalitarianism? Update-Commentary
Newt Gingrich thinks it may be an over statement, but no question Geithner’s grab at Treasury to control financial institutions and Obama’s grab over at GM … translates into a power grab. Where will it stop? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99kWR4C3e8 Update 1: I never had the chance to comment on this. It is clear, after listening to Obama…
Read MorePoliticians STILL taking money from TARP recipients.
Politicians still taking TARP money. Where is the outrage?
Read MoreConnecticut AG targets AIG employee who does not work for AIG – “Death Threats”
This is just too much and what happens when publicity hungry politicians try to capitalize on public outrage and ginned up fury.
Read MoreWhite House political appointees keep Citigroup bonuses (Audio)
As congress continues to call AIG executives to task in televised hearings, Executive Branch political appointees keep year-end bonuses from Citigroup and that’s perfectly fine since – get this – there is no need to bother them with that trivial stuff since the government “needs the talent we have” and faces “enormous challenges” so they…
Read MoreWere Laws Broken?
The charges against Chris Dodd continue to pile up. It started with the sweetheart Countrywide Mortgages, then the “cottage” in Ireland, the association with a convicted felon, the AIG bonus “lie”, and finally word that his wife once collected a paycheck from an AIG company. No wonder Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn) went wobbly last week…
Read MoreDear AIG – I quit.
I’ve been waiting for stories to be released from AIG executives who elected to leave the company during the last week due to attacks from political hacks who never want to let a good crisis go to waste.
Read MoreBarney Frank on Religion and Taxing Executive Pay
Because he can … and because he’s been thinking about it since 2006. From CBS’ Face The Nation. By the way I am posting this because “I worry.”
Read MoreDodd Man Walking?* Video
Kevin Rennie takes another look at Chris Dodd’s Irish Country Cottage and his conveniently vague and incomplete answers. After fist denying, than admitting, than blaming Treasury (W apparently wasn’t available) for that AIG Bonus Loophole he authored … Rennie says he’s being less than honest about the value of his Irish Ranchero too, and who…
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