http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_go_co/us_senators_mortgages;_ylt=Ah5RjnJQKby2_OV7wAGQzxoGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTJvMXNnZGE4BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzI3L3VzX3NlbmF0b3JzX21vcnRnYWdlcwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNhcGltcGFjdGRvZGQ-
WASHINGTON – Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation’s largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony.
Both senators have said that at the time the mortgages were being written they didn’t know they were getting unique deals from Countrywide Financial Corp., the company that went on to lose billions of dollars on home loans to credit-strapped borrowers. Dodd still maintains he got no preferential treatment.
Dodd got two Countrywide mortgages in 2003, refinancing his home in Connecticut and another residence in Washington. Conrad’s two Countrywide mortgages in 2004 were for a beach house in Delaware and an eight-unit apartment building in Bismarck in his home state of North Dakota.
Robert Feinberg, who worked in the Countrywide’s VIP section, told congressional investigators last month that the two senators were made aware that “who you know is basically how you’re coming in here.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/nyregion/18dodd.html
“Chris is going through a rough patch,” Mr. Obama told The Globe. “He just has an extraordinary record of accomplishment, and I think the people in Connecticut will come to recognize that.”
The president added, “He always has his constituencies at heart, and he’s somebody I’m going to be relying on and working very closely with to shepherd through the types of regulatory reforms we need.”
I see you are all disregarding the fact that Obama supports corrupt Senators for reelection. That’s great. Way to be non-partisan and help get the country back on track! lol, oh man…
Albert
Reginald
It will be a cold day in hell when they do.
Comment by William F — May 13, 2010 @ 4:54 am
Jessie
Three days after Obama allows Iran to nuke Israel.
Comment by Dilligas — May 14, 2010 @ 10:33 am
Justin
Ahhh, the feeling is great – the joy of knowing how fucked up liberals minds are right now with all that cognitive dissonance going on.
Well, it’s a little joy considering what’s going on……….gotta appreciate every bit!!!!
Comment by Ripped Extremist — May 16, 2010 @ 10:44 pm
Geraldine
We love our president because he is doing everything right, and support him 100%.
Comment by GlobalWarming — May 18, 2010 @ 1:30 am
Gerald
Yes~these men in our service (government) sure know how to make a shoe smell
I smell money
Comment by Guru — May 19, 2010 @ 6:34 pm
Duane
No matter how successful or not Obama is – He is a far better Man then bush or any Republican Politician out there .
Comment by bluechristy — May 21, 2010 @ 5:22 pm
Jim
When he becomes more of the same, but that will never happen. No one is like the clown that just left.
Comment by ThumperDoodle — May 23, 2010 @ 5:50 am
Barbara
I’m guessing you think two Democrats would get just as good a deal if the Republicans were in power, huh?
Oh, good job violating the copyrights…
Comment by Edvado — May 26, 2010 @ 1:13 am
Jacob
Only moonbots thought any different…and we who know politics said so way back when.
Every President gets seriously throttled back when they get into office.
The President is not a king…there is a protocol that comes with the office.
Comment by brown9500.v11 — May 29, 2010 @ 2:31 am
Nathan
i’m not 2 happy about obama being elected…
Comment by Tea — May 31, 2010 @ 7:14 am
Anthony
unless you were the loudest protester when bush was flushing the country down the toilet.. you have no credibility..
we’ll asses President Obama’s performance in 7 or 8 years..
since the country would not exist in that time if it kept on the bush path.. i suspect it will be quite a leap up.. and reverse of direction from bush.
Comment by stumpedII — June 3, 2010 @ 2:24 am
Patricia
When the Right make up their minds…he’s either “more of the same” or he’s a “Left wing extremist” or a “radical socialist” or a “communist drone”.
Get back to us when you decide…hahahaha
Comment by Beverly — June 6, 2010 @ 6:12 am
Andrew
no, obama is not “more of the same” as you wonder about. You might be thinking of had mccain won the election and that would have been more of the same. It’s okay, your confusion is understandable.
Comment by good guy — June 7, 2010 @ 2:44 pm
Don
Those poor brainwashed bastards…….
Comment by Zenmeister — June 10, 2010 @ 5:14 pm