The Political Chase

Dodd to continue FISA amnesty fight

In spite of the heavy FISA amnesty losses suffered today, Chris Dodd intends to launch a counterattack to the extent possible, albeit against virtually all odds.

Chris Dodd - A Real Patriot

There is nothing that gives more pleasure to the neocons and Republicans in Congress when they wrongly characterize and slander those who oppose them as terrorists, terrorist-sympathizers, and accuse them of not-supporting the troops. They promote themselves as the true patriots and oftentimes to the level of deity. We know that’s a bunch of [...]

Dodd FISA Filibuster Fails

Presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) stood tall today in his filibuster effort, while many of his Democratic colleagues, most notably, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, and Dianne Feinstein, were unimpressed with his patriotic position. Instead they fell in lockstep with George Bush, Dick Cheney, Kip “Surf’s Up!” Bond, and Mitch McConnell, as the Senate voted [...]

Chris Dodd’s Speech on FISA Debate

Here is part of Chris Dodd’s speech in the FISA debate. It is not a perfector an official transcript and should not be used as such. I was typing fast and have surely made a few errors. In some cases I summarized what he was saying and in other places omtted some of his [...]

Debate on FISA Amendment S.2248

The Senate has begun debate on Senate Intelligence Committee’s bill to amend FISA. The Intelligence Committee’s bill, unlike the amendment proposed by the House Intelligence Committee, provides amnesty to the telecommunications companies and the Bush administration for their illegal wiretapping activities that began in 2001.
The bill being debated, S. 2248, is without doubt one of [...]

Dodd’s Leadership and Reid’s Reaction

Chris Dodd took a bold leap today by putting a hold on the Senate Intelligence Committee’s version of the RESTORE Act (H.R. 3773). While the Committee’s version is not public yet, we know the Committee reached an agreement with the Bush-Cheney administration that would give the telecom companies and the administration immunity for any surveillance [...]

Dodd Will Put A Hold On Telecom Immunity Bill

(Update I, Update II, Update III below)
Thank goodness there is at least one Member of Congress that has a spine — Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT).
Exclusive: Senator Chris Dodd Will Put A Hold On Telecom Immunity Bill

Senator Chris Dodd plans to put a hold on the Senate FISA renewal bill because [...]

IAFF Endorses Chris Dodd

The International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) endorsed presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) today. With 281,000 members, the “Dodd Squad” endorsement pales the endorsement Hillary Clinton received yesterday from United Transportation Union representing 125,000 members.
Although I’m sure the Dodd campaign was pouring champagne today, they will need considerably more endorsements from the approximately 120 [...]

Chris Dodd’s Talk Clock

Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-CT) campaign developed a Talk Clock for the debates, which are quite telling. Is Wolf Blitzer running for president?
DEMOCRATIC DEBATE 6/3/07

Joe Lieberman on Meet the Press

George Bush has Sen. Joe Lieberman (D I-CT) so snowed, Lieberman is now no more than a mere echo of the President.
This video clip is from today’s Meet the Press show. Lieberman is now invoking 9/11 in the exact manner and context as Bush does.
The video begins with a brief statement by Sen. Chris Dodd [...]