tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post7127362954061698176..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The biggest difference between Bush and Obama…Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-11699917706121681462009-03-20T08:51:00.000-05:002009-03-20T08:51:00.000-05:00Actually, Ilya is mostly correct, these bonuses sh...Actually, Ilya is mostly correct, these bonuses should be paid out, by should I mean by the contract, which is legal and binding. Shrub did enough damage to the Constitution with his antics. We don’t need to run around trying to <EM> ex post facto</EM> or <EM> bill of attainder</EM> them out of the money, both of which are prohibited by the Constitution. Please keep in mind that does not exonerate those who gave them these contracts, and loopholes to collect this money. <EM>Those</EM> people (like sen. Dodd) are accountable and should resign/get fired, personally, I like Mr. Grassley’s idea. I will even go out to the forge and make them some tantos.Thordrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483497564571489980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24205882441910199182009-03-20T06:16:00.000-05:002009-03-20T06:16:00.000-05:00Hmm, let's see. A then-public company entered int...Hmm, let's see. A then-public company entered into contracts with its employees promising them considerable bonuses - an industry-wide practice. Later on, when the bonuses appeared as a considerable waste of public money (only about a quarter of a percent of what was infused into the company, but still a sizable amount in absolute terms), the President of the US <EM>personally</EM> assumes the responsibility for them. I suppose he's going to be <EM>personally</EM> approving every contract in the industry from now on.<BR/><BR/>With all due respect, Jim, this is not an example of the President distinguishing himself from his predecessor by accepting responsibility for a calamity. This is an example of the President feeding into the industry-bashing hysteria and positioning himself for claiming full credit when crowd-pleasing measures are passed. <BR/><BR/>Whether those measures currently being aired cause a large exodus of better people, which seems likely from my insider point of view (purely a personal opinion, nothing that I say here can be construed as being endorsed by my employer), remains to be seen. I'll withhold my judgment on how true your closing sentence is, for the moment.Ilyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05379167075203188111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39006452640362707612009-03-19T16:29:00.000-05:002009-03-19T16:29:00.000-05:00Well, yeah, Nathan, I was already here. You came ...Well, yeah, Nathan, I was already here. You came in from what? New York?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29818871485789582432009-03-19T16:18:00.000-05:002009-03-19T16:18:00.000-05:00You guys beat me to the Dodd-worship.You guys beat me to the Dodd-worship.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-90535391376551464342009-03-19T15:36:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:36:00.000-05:00Dodd: 103K? What's this then?AIG: It's a bonus.Dod...Dodd: 103K? What's this then?<BR/>AIG: It's a <I>bonus.</I><BR/>Dodd: Cool...<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Christ, next people will be complaining about big companies paying off senators with bailout money. Fuck, how's a company supposed to do business in this kind of climate?Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13302385015687005502009-03-19T15:32:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:32:00.000-05:00"$103,000? What $103,000? Oh, thiiiis $103,000. ..."$103,000? What $103,000? Oh, <I>thiiiis</I> $103,000. Um. Yeah. About that. It, uh, it... it... it was a gift for <I>you</I> baby. That's how much I love my very best country. That's right. You know you're the only one, baby. How could you even think different. You're not angry, are you, baby? Come give daddy a little sugar."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39099546290729644832009-03-19T15:05:00.000-05:002009-03-19T15:05:00.000-05:00yeah, I caught that too, Thordr. I'm sure it's jus...yeah, I caught that too, Thordr. I'm sure it's just a coincidence. ;)<BR/><BR/>I love that Dodd comments he was "completely unaware" that the company who's bailout <I>he</I> was working on had given him $100,000. Totally unaware. Totally.<BR/><BR/>Up here, we call that the Ted Stevens defense.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50662808391863004492009-03-19T14:22:00.000-05:002009-03-19T14:22:00.000-05:00Ahhh, my personal favorite so far on this: Senator...Ahhh, my personal favorite so far on this: Senator Dodd, (D) Connecticut , I had nothing to do with the loophole that AIG used. OK that’s not correct, <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29771223/" REL="nofollow">I did but the administration made me do it.</A><BR/>Dodd, from Connecticut, where AIG is based, AIG which donated $103K to him (he did say he was going to return it).<BR/><BR/><BR/>A little personal accountability would be nice. Actually, it sounds like the end of a life long politician’s career. Boo hoo.Thordrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02483497564571489980noreply@blogger.com