Go get 'em. It's about time we come back to planet earth and Dodd is right.
"To talk about overhauling the regulatory system is a wonderful idea. But frankly it doesn't relate to the issues we're grappling with," Dodd said on a conference call.
"I would call this a wild pitch. ... It's not even close to the strike zone," he said, drawing upon American baseball imagery to criticize Paulson's proposal.
I must say, I'm extremely impressed with Senator Dodd and his staff today. Dodd fought an uphill battle all the way on this, slowly but surely gaining ground, and today he won, and on a hugely important issue. He demonstrated leadership, rather than simply talking about how he might lead in the future, and really did something good for the nation.
The Senate late Monday delayed its consideration of a vote on a new government eavesdropping bill until January.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid delayed the bill because there were more than a dozen amendments planned, and not enough time left on the legislative calendar to manage them.
Matt Browner-Hamlin at the Dodd campaign website has more, including this statement from the Senator: "Today we have scored a victory for American civil liberties and sent a message to President Bush that we will not tolerate his abuse of power and veil of secrecy."
If you approve of this kind of leadership, maybe think about saying so with a donation. It's not so much the amount, but the message -- that we care and we're paying attention and that doing the right thing matters.
I was going to post an open thread, which is Joe's tradition at this hour, but then I figured you all could really use a pick-me-up first thing in the morning. This video is it. Once you click through, you have to then click the video on the right hand side to view it.
You really have to watch this video. It's wonderful. Senator Dodd (D-CT), who is running for president, goes on O'Reilly to talk about DailyKos and O'Reilly's own hate speech. Dodd was simply amazing. I really like the guy. Always have. Like him even more now.
Best part: O'Reilly denying that he welcomed al Qaeda blowing up San Francisco. Dodd called him on it, and O'Reilly, as always, denied saying exactly what he actually said. Here is what O'Reilly actually said about al Qaeda and San Francisco:
And if Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we're not going to do anything about it. We're going to say, look, every other place in America is off limits to you, except San Francisco. You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead.
You want to blow up the Coit Tower, go ahead? Imagine had any Democrat said such a thing. BMW and jetBlue would pull their relationships pronto. Yet BMW and jetBlue have no problem associating themselves with those who would welcome al Qaeda terrorism.
