It would be hard to cover this any better than Connecticut Local Politics:

Wait. What’s this? First, this is going to be in some way about purchasing bad mortgages (Dodd’s mortgage, I assume, is still good) from failing financial institutions. This isn’t a big surprise, but it gives us an idea of what the thinking is. However, it seems to be Dodd’s assumption that unless there’s some sort of “stimulus” thrown in for the little guy that the public is going to react negatively. However, throw in the stimulus, which is basically just making MORE debt we’ll have to pay back later, and all will be well!

Senator Dodd really looks like he is at the end of his rope here - and it’s hard to feel sympathy for him.  The economy is in turmoil, largely by the hands of those who financed his Presidential campaign and gave him the sweetheart deals on two of his own mortgages.  The count on the Dodd Watch Clock is 100 days and things don’t seem to be getting any easier for the senior U.S. Senator from Connecticut.  It’s time for him to come clean.