I don’t mean anything. I’m asking what you mean.

His being called a ‘lying weasel’ by his hometown newspaper?

Feel free. But before you do, you might want to look up the word “hometown” and find out where Mr. Dodd calls home.

Would you like me to go into that? His being called a ‘lying weasel’ by his hometown newspaper?

Man, it’s so hard to stop snacking on those yummy talking points, isn’t it?

What is it that you’re imagining Dodd “screwed up so bad” D?

Sounds like the end game for her and her family was that money was being held for retirement and that it was in the form of AIG stock, though she doesn’t say specifically. She said she didn’t seek anyone’s sympathy…”If it were only about money and only about me, I wouldn’t care. But it was the children’s education fund and 15 years of my husband’s work. Even then I could say tough luck, it happens, and get over it, just like the folks at Enron & Lehman. But they were not vilified and threatened. That’s the only reason I spoke up.

It’s always easy to look back and say they should’ve gotten out of that situation they were in, but I suppose they did see some upside in that the company was doing well and that one day if things went like they were, they’d have a nice nest egg for the kids’ education and possibly a somewhat nice retirement. Or maybe her husband thought his hard work might someday be rewarded with a nice managerial position. All risks we all take with our jobs, I guess, but none of us thinks we are going to be scorned for wanting to take a bonus we’ve been promised in good faith and worked hard to earn.

Not sure what that is supposed to mean. I sympathize with her being in a bad situation and her being vilified and threatened. Those should not be happening. I don’t sympathize with her sob story of 15 years spent in a bad situation with no indication that anything was ever done to get themselves out of it.

You sound like one of us, Sean. Welcome aboard!

AIG-FP the Wife’s View – Bullying, Betrayal and Blackmail

I sympathize with their situation and don’t think they should be either vilified or threatened. But I can’t help but notice that being “screamed at in public”, a “lack of authority or promotion or respect”, not to mention “We were unable to press for anything more than the ex-pat package we were given at the beginning and lost even housing support after the first 5 years.Our housing costs rose to 5 times what we paid in Connecticut. The salary did not.” etc.

There must have been an upside, and a considerable one I would think, to make her husband stay for 15 years. So my sympathy is contained because either there is much positive that she’s deliberately leaving out, or they chose to stay in a bad situation and have themselves largely to blame.

SDM: …are you only capable of “Nevermind them. Look over there at this guy on the left!”?

Dennis: I just can’t think of that many on the right who got as much money from AIG as Dodd did and who screwed up so bad in that whole bonus mess.

In other words, no, you’re not. Thanks for clearing that up.

AIG-FP the Wife’s View – Bullying, Betrayal and Blackmail

I don’t believe many of the guys that stuck around at AIG to collect the bonues they were assured several times they’d be getting were the crooked fat-cats Parthy was describing, Sean. But come to think of it, yeah, I am pissed at the Republicans, especially my rep, Eric Cantor, for voting for that ridculous 90% tax on their bonuses. I just can’t think of that many on the right who got as much money from AIG as Dodd did and who screwed up so bad in that whole bonus mess.

If you own a Jag, you need a second car so you’ll have something to drive while the beast is in the shop.

See Dodd, Christopher
(D) Connecticut

Dennis, apparently you’re unable to understand anything about the stories you linked beyond the fact that they mention Mr. Dodd’s name.

So when someone points out someone objectionable on the right, are you ever able to say “yeah, they deserve scorn” or are you only capable of “Nevermind them. Look over there at this guy on the left!”?

Then again, I guess we should be glad you didn’t go with the Redstate moniker–Barak Osama: I Luv Al Qaeda.

If that doesn’t make you want to trade in you BMW, Lexus or Jag for that hot Chevy Impala, nothing will.

Crooked fat-cats, Parthy?

See Dodd, Christopher
(D) Connecticut

Exactly what joaquin was talking about, actually. Incompetence, graft, CYA, and look the other way when it comes to our politicians and the companies they take over.

Market rise = Investor security due to a positive ‘vision’ of where we might be 6 months from now.

Over what period of time? That seems to keep sailing right over your head, poor boy.

Oh, look! At lunchtime the market is up over the opening today. investors must be feeling secure! Oh, wait. At the closing bell it was down I guess there’s insecurity about the future after all.