You've probably heard the sound bites splattered all over the MSM about Obama taking the lead and proclaiming "There's been a lot of finger-pointing and blaming here and there; Well, I'll take the responsibility - I am the President!". But if you listen to the WHOLE statement, you'll find he's more than happy to take the responsibility... but insists he's not responsible.
Sounds like the Obama / Dodd love affair is over...
From Breitbart:
Topic No. 1 raised by Republicans during the House debate was the last-minute altering of a provision in President Barack Obama's $787 billion stimulus law to cap executive compensation for firms receiving government bailouts.
The measure might have forestalled payment of the AIG bonuses.
But Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat and the author of the provision, says the administration insisted that he modify his proposal so that it would only apply to payments agreed to in the future.
That, critics claim, cleared the way for the AIG pay-outs.
"The idea came from the administration," Dodd said Thursday
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