In a complete reversal, Sen. Chris Dodd admitted he inserted
language into the stimulus bill allowing $165 million in bonuses
to those AIG executives. But the President made him do it!
Dodd, chairman of the senate banking committee, finally admitted
to CNN (see clip) that his stimulus amendment allowed the
universally-reviled bonuses, which went to the very AIG
executives responsible for tanking the company.  In talking to
CNN, Dodd used excruciatingly boring legislative/parliamentary
language, probably to try and put the audience to sleep. But his
argument boils down to this: The Obama administration asked him
to put the bonus language in, and Dodd was afraid all other
executive compensation limits would be stripped from the
stimulus package if he didn't comply. He didn't do it because,
you know, AIG executives and political action committees donated
all that money to the Connecticut Democrat.  It looks like
there's some actual truth behind this buck passing; following
Dodd's admission, the president said a