Sununu Has Conflicting Interests Between TARP Oversight And Bank Board Membership

Talking Points Memo:

John Sununu, who serves on the Congressional Oversight Panel monitoring the government's bailout program, has joined the board of a subsidiary to Bank of New York Mellon -- a firm that, in addition to receiving bailout funds, has been hired by the Treasury Department to administer the program.

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Comments

[Truby]

Rich guy from NH using connections to put money in his pocket. Politics as usual. It is impressive how you can be a part of the problem, then turn around and profit from the efforts taken to fix the problem, where do I sign up for such a job?

[stagebandman]

Hypocrisy, thy name is Republican.

[karen1p]

I keep reading the news and one article is more unbelievable than the last. It is like reading science fiction. You can hardly believe it!

[maxfax]

Another "we're surprised" story. Not!

[Emlyn]

Off with his head!

[jsgaetano]

A crooked Gooper?

That's unprecedented!

[Suzanne525]

Fox, henhouse.

[jorge4u]

Ok folks. When it comes to saving, rescuing, fixing the economy, no Republican should be anywhere near such rescue or attempt. They drove the economy into ground and do not deserve any type of redemption.

[breakfast]

Republicans do not believe there is such a thing as conflict of interest for Republicans.

[jazzybo]

LOL.This is like the fox guarding the chickens right?Give us break!

[joebaggadonuts]

Nice goin' there John. Ready for your 15 minutes of fame?

[dadw5boys]

PUBLISH ALL THE NAMES OF POLITICANS WHO BENIFIT FROM THE TARP PROGRAM !!!!!

[LWkcma]

GOP on the COP

[LWkcma]

Sununu that is so no no

[garbacue09]

I'm hoping we can have an honest and lively bidding war for the construction of the gallows needed for hanging bastards like this one. Hard time for white collar crime! If not now, when?