Chris Dodd

Larry Kudlow Mulls U.S. Senate Run Despite Disastrous Record Of Economic Predictions

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


Mark Nickolas

Aside from Phil Gramm, there are few other economic types that have shown to be so disconnected from the recent economic realities than Kudlow.

Jason Linkins

Larry Kudlow Running For Senate Against Dodd?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics


Over at The Corner, Kathryn Jean Lopez is feeling "bullish" about the prospects of CNBC's Larry Kudlow becoming America's Next Top Media Professional ...

Impolite or Not, Congress Twittered While Obama Spoke

Ari Herzog | Posted 03.28.2009 | Media


Ari Herzog

About half a dozen members of Congress (from both political parties) thumbed their iPhones and BlackBerries and twittered while President Obama spoke about the economy and technology.

Chris Dodd: Nationalization "May Happen"

Bloomberg | Alison Vekshin | Posted 03.23.2009 | Business


Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks for a short time as Citig...

Ryan Grim

How We'll Get To Universal Health Care: Patching The Tattered Blanket

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics


When President Obama put his signature to the stimulus package Tuesday, he also signed into law a number of health care reforms that were the result o...

Burris Has Blagojevitis (Main Symptom: Denying Any Wrongdoing!)

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.19.2009 | Chicago


Stanton Peele

Blagojevitis involves a cognitive confusion over the two great scandal-suppression techniques all public figures learn: "deny, deny, deny," and "confess, apologize, and move on."

Lieberman, Dodd In Danger Of Losing Reelection

New York Observer | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics


Both of Connecticut's U.S. senators were greeted with ominous new poll numbers on Tuesday. The new Quinnipiac University survey showed Chris Dodd, a s...

Worse Than Whitewater, Chris Dodd and the Phony Countrywide V.I.P. Loan Scandal

David Fiderer | Posted 04.23.2009 | Business


David Fiderer

Here's how a political scandal, a sort of mini-Whitewater, was contrived in the absence of credible evidence, and why the primary source of the revelations could be a Republican shill.

Senate Banking Chairman: Confiscate Wall Street Bonuses

The Hill | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has vowed to use all legal means available to confiscate Wall Street bonuses paid out at the end of last year. Dodd, the ch...

A Day to Serve

Sen. Chris Dodd | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics


Sen. Chris Dodd

I can think of no better way to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. than to come together and make a real difference in the lives of others.

Along Came Caroline. And Andrew. And Beau.

Paul Jenkins | Posted 02.03.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Speculation about Hillary Clinton's successor in the Senate will soon be moot, but the debate about America's political dynasties is hopefully just starting.

Murdoch and Polonius: A Subscriber's Report

Martin Nolan | Posted 01.15.2009 | Media


Martin Nolan

In 2008, during the biggest financial news story since 1929, the credibility of the Wall Street Journal's ed page coughed, sputtered, and collapsed.

Bottom-up Blindness; The Reason to Fire Detroit Execs

Rob Kall | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business


Rob Kall

The Big Three management is stuck with a petrified top-down mentality that's unable to provide the vision and leadership necessary for American auto manufacturing to succeed.

Ha! Would You Buy A Car Designed By OUR Government?

Diane Tucker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business


Diane Tucker

Thanks to CEO Alan Mulally, Ford made a profit in the first quarter of 2008. What's more, Mulally saw the credit crisis coming and fought to get a line of credit for Ford way back in 2006.

Detroit's Next Step; Analysis of Rescue Proposal Here

Steve Parker | Posted 01.09.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

It's always nice to own part of any failing automotive giant from the last century, if the companies are still not viable three, six or even twelve months from now, what will taxpayers' ownership be worth?

Hope for Homeowners? Not So Much

William Fisher | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics


William Fisher

According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, some 1.2 million homes were in foreclosure during the second quarter of 2008, and that number is expected to increase.

Detroit's Day of Reckoning (with Thanks to David Halberstam)

Steve Parker | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business


Steve Parker

This week's bailout hearing signaled what looks like the ultimate day of reckoning for this country's once-great and world-dominating car making industry. All Americans are tired of the excuses.

Where Are the Wall Street Patriots?

Patt Morrison | Posted 12.16.2008 | Business


Patt Morrison

The bailout moolah rules declare that the monster golden parachutes are now things of the past, but since it's our money, we can further dictate what happens to it -- and we definitely should.

Dodd Says Auto Bailout Lacks Votes In Senate

New York Times | DAVID M. HERSZENHORN | Posted 12.14.2008 | Business


The chairman of the Senate banking committee said on Thursday that he did not believe there would be enough Republican support for efforts to aid flou...

Dodd: Obama Wouldn't Want Messy Fight Over Lieberman

Hartford Courant | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics


U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd said Friday that President-elect Obama would not want one of his party's first major post-election issues to be a messy fig...

Reading the Lieberman Tea Leaves

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

Sources indicate that Reid is not kicking Joe out yet because there are several Senate seats still to be decided. So what are Lieberman's options at this point?

McCain: Frank and Dodd "Willing Co-Conspirators" In Banking Crisis

Politico | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


John McCain and his Republican allies have elevated an unlikely pair of political villains to deflect blame for the slumping economy. During a town ...

House rejects $700B bailout in stunning defeat

AP | JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 10.30.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — In a vote that shook the government, Wall Street and markets around the world, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergenc...

Bipartisan Betrayal of Main Street, Bailout Hands "Victory" to Bush

Rob Kall | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

The public should tell congress to shove that tax that might be applied five years from now up where the sun doesn't shine.

Friday Talking Points [49] -- Before And After The First Debate

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

[UPDATED -- See part 2 in the Talking Points section.] This week's column will be presented in a sort of semi-liveblogging fashion. What you're getti...