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Like Father, Like Son: Dodd Fights for Future

Conn. senator's recent troubles echo those of his disgraced dad

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted May 31, 2009 4:32 PM CDT
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(Newser) – For the second time in recent memory, a Senator Dodd from Connecticut is accused of corruption and faces a rocky political future, Newsweek reports. The current senator, Chris Dodd, is a 28-year veteran and former presidential candidate, but after devising an AIG loophole and appearing to make shady housing deals, he faces 54% of voters who say they don’t find him “honest or trustworthy.”

That’s similar to sentiment about his father, Thomas, whose colleagues censured him 92-5 for misusing campaign funds. He died shortly after losing re-election. The younger Dodd insists he was “screwed,” adding that now he is the victim of a “series of coincidences.” Against friends’ advice, Dodd is determined to run again: “This is what I do—better than my father.”

Sen. Chris Dodd says he is the victim of a series of coincidences.
Sen. Chris Dodd says he is the victim of a "series of coincidences."   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Sen. Chris Dodd says he is the victim of a series of coincidences.
Sen. Chris Dodd says he is the victim of a "series of coincidences."   (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper)
This photo released by the Dodd Family shows Thomas Dodd, reading to his youngest son Christopher.
This photo released by the Dodd Family shows Thomas Dodd, reading to his youngest son Christopher.   (AP Photo/Dodd Family)
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It's always hard to walk away from politics, but Chris, of all people, won't walk away under a cloud, since so much of his life has been a kind of reclamation project for his father's reputation. - Bill Curry, a longtime Dodd family friend

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lindamae
Jun 1, 2009 6:06 AM CDT
I want to know who paid his way to CA so he could attend the $30,000 per couple dinner hosted by the Hollywood DNC? Did he also go to Reid's fundraiser in Las Vegas? Which hotels did he stay in and how much was the room service bill? I suggested that his next campaign pictures could be in front of his "cottage" in Ireland. (I think he wants to be the Ambassador to Eire - if such a position exits) or he could stand in front of the picture of Waxman, Waters, Frank and Raines in which Waters goes on about how Fannie is doing just fine under the guidance of Mr. Raines. The hearing was to determine if regulations were needed to curb the giving of loans to those who did not have the money to pay for them. Dodd also claimed there was no problem. I'd rather see him in the unemployment line with the rest of us but that won't happen.
northeast
May 31, 2009 10:46 AM CDT
Is that any reason to let Dodd get away with it?
Derni
May 31, 2009 10:09 AM CDT
Getting caught for playing dirty with $$$ in politics is similar to getting caught using performance enhancing drugs in sports-so many get away with it!

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