Warren Ballentine: The Whitehouse cut a deal with Chris Dodd

[bigdarryl]

Rahm Emanuel told Dodd you can't win that seat in November and a deal was cut to have him not run for reelection and have Blumenthal run because he can win. Ballentine believes Dodd will get a high paying job in Washington in return.DAMN!!! I didn't think of this he might be on to something

[dkf]

1. Beyond obvious.

It could be they wanted a "win" to overshadow the Dorgan retirement. I doubt they wanted that.

[bigdarryl]

3. Sounds like a White House in full OPERATION MODE for 2010 elections

[tekisui]

4. Campaigning and winning elections is one thing Obama's team

is brilliant at.

[blue_onyx]

15. Well...

I'm not too happy with them pushing John Cherry out of the governors race in Michigan. If they think Andy Dillon is a better option, they are mistaken. I question the judgment of Obama's team on the Cherry move.

[depakid]

27. Luck has played a large part- and luck eventually runs out

[dkf]

8. I swear it was only a couple of days ago I was being laughed at for worrying about the elections.

Looks like I am vindicated.

[high density]

2. That seems like a smart deal

Who cares if it's true or not? Dodd was toast in the senate either way.

[bigwillq]

5. Good deal.

:thumbsup:

[backscatter712]

6. Probably a good thing.

Saved us a seat for 2010. Now CT's gone back to being safe blue, according to fivethirtyeight.com.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/01/dodd-joins-dorgan-on-sidelines.html

[ChiciB1]

7. As He Is Speaking Right Now... I Have So LITTLE Faith In TRUTH

ANYMORE!! And HOPE isn't a word I even use at all! I'm about ready to chuck "wish" out the window too!

[WI_DEM]

9. or Dodd came to the decision himself given his poor poll numbers

[Phx_Dem]

10. Good. Sorry Chris but holding our majority is more important that your job

and Blumenthal is now killing the GOP in polls.

[Cha]

11. And, who's Warren Ballentine and why should

I believe him? Not saying it's not true but I don't know this person.

[SpartanDem]

12. If this is what it took for to Dodd fall on his sword

and keep that seat in blue hands then so be it

[grantcart]

13. Probably will get a low paying Ambassadorship

[ShortnFiery]

14. How nice. They had Dodd do their dirty work to reward their AIG executive cronies and now

they probably PROMISE "Mr. Countrywide - special customer" a cushy Private Sector job. Probably in Banking or Insurance even. :wow: :grr:

[cali]

17. have you completely fucking lost it, dear?

do bother, just once, to inform yourself. Dodd's problems with insurance companies far, far precedes Obama arriving on the national scene.

[mmonk]

20. He was still set up from what I can gather.

Dodd put forth a piece of the overall legislation that would have denied AIG executives the big bonuses. The White House made him water it down. They they leaked to the press the AIG bonuses were Dodd's fault to protect themselves.

[DevonRex]

23. Short answer: yes. nt

[Beetwasher]

25. This Thing Either Lost It A Long Time Ago, Or Never Had It To Begin With

n/t

[karynnj]

21. Dodd did NOT do their dirty work on AIG

he was simply blamed for what the WH did.

The fact is that Dodd's long involvement in Baking and Insurance issues and his connections is what could give him that job.

[angee_is_mad]

16. Salazar leave's to run for Governor

which leaves a cabinet post open.....mmmmmmmmmm

[FrenchieCat]

18. One minute we want LBJ, the next minute we don't.

If Obama was able to persuade Todd to retire (after 30 years in the Senate) by simply doing one of the things he can do; getting him a job in government, than more power to Obama, especially if that's one less Republican in the Senate saying NO to everything,...right? :shrug:

[Perky]

22. Tell me about it...

:banghead:

[davidpdx]

19. Where's the beef????????????

Yeah, you remember the commercial...

So I ask you where is it? Where's the proof behind this?

I see none.

[whistler162]

24. Herbert J. Thistlewhite disagrees...

[Enrique]

26. they've probably been working on that deal a long time

either Obama or Harry Reid or both. Dodd's been in trouble for a while...