No drug cures hypocrisy, Senator Dodd

Even the New York Times has had a stomach full of the hypocrisy Chris Dodd is ladelling our from his sweetheart ties to the drug industry.

Hey, there's nothing to see. Just the media blitz , the $1,500/head fundraiser, or the $80,000 in board fees his wife got from a Canadian based drug maker.

But even as Mr. Dodd attempts to distance himself from these special interests, he is clearly relying on their help as he prepares for his re-election, a reality seized upon by his Republican critics.

He has not only benefited from the hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertisement courtesy of the pharmaceutical industry and Families U.S.A., a health-care advocacy group the industry teamed up with. But a few weeks ago, Mr. Dodd attended a $1,500-a-plate campaign fund-raiser sponsored by lobbyists representing U.S. Oncology, a provider of cancer drugs and services.

You think Chris, we don't think the folks on the receiving end of a trillion dollars in new government spending aren;t gonna protect their sugar daddy--and you aren;t encouraging them?

Still selling that bridge, eh?

In other news, here's the front page of today's Courant on the Countrywide mortgage controversy, which is out of remission and aggressively attacking the Senator's health.

More Heat For Dodd

 

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Despite their denials, Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start that 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.  Read more...

Like I said, there's no drug that cures hypocrisy. No matter how much you grease the pharmas with taxpayer's money.