Chris Dodd has apparently decided to end his career as a poster boy for everything that is wrong with the Senate and Democrats. When he was running for President, he acted the progressive champion, but of course it was an act. Pols are pols and all. But it is amazing to see how he has chosen to end his tenure, with one embarrassing statement after another. Matt Yglesias on Dodd's latest:

We’ve got a limited amount of time here, I don’t know if there’s going to be any appetite to deal with these Fed nominees,” Dodd said.

I think I’ve shouted myself hoarse about the importance of these nominees already, but just to underscore it the Federal Reserve controls the economy. [. . .] Meanwhile, on the “limited amount of time” note how insane the Senate is. A sane legislative body could easily vote on three nominees in twenty minutes if it’s in a rush. If the Senate wants to take more time to actually debate, that would be nice too. But these nominees have been on the table since April and nobody seems to have anything to say about them. So just vote!

Chris Dodd is a disgrace. Good riddance to him.

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