Where Was Dodd? Iowa!

Thanks to listener and frequent on-line chatter, Rick from West Hartford, for digging up this gem for us. From a January 14th editorial in the Washington Post … calling out Senator Chris Dodd. As you know Chris Dodd was shocked, shocked I tell you to discover corruption in Fannie Mae.

The headline reads:

“A Better Watchdog

The Senate should act on a new regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac”

and here’s who they call out. Interesting, huh?

“Last May, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would remedy this situation. The legislation would replace OFHEO with a new, independent Federal Housing Finance Agency, which would regulate not only Fannie and Freddie but also the 12 regional Federal Home Loan Banks. The Senate, however, has done exactly nothing since then. Its inaction has been due in part to differences on other points of the bill between Republicans and Democrats — and in part to the fact that the Senate Banking Committee chairman, Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), was pursuing his long-shot presidential campaign. In recent weeks, both President Bush and Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who shepherded the House bill, have called on the Senate to get busy. It’s not often that George W. Bush and Barney Frank agree on anything. In this case, they are both right.”

The Senator has some xplainin to do.

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Jim Vicevich

Jim is a veteran broadcaster and conservative/libertarian blogger with more than 25 years experience in TV and radio. Jim's was the long-term host of The Jim Vicevich Show on WTIC 1080 in Hartford from 2004 through 2019. Prior to radio, Jim worked as a business and financial reporter for NBC30 - the NBC owned TV station in Hartford - and as business editor at WFSB-TV in Hartford for 14 years while earning six Emmy nominations and three Telly Awards.

1 Comments

  1. Jim on September 26, 2008 at 1:41 am

    Jim,
    It's my hope that McCain/Palin take off the gloves after the dust settles in Washington. All voters need to be exposed to the origins of the financial mess we're in today, beginning with the threats from the Clinton justice department to the blocking of reform by the Senate Democrats. It s Home Run for the ticket.

    Love you show.
    Jim



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