Update: Dodd 'very optimistic' he can get reform passed

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said he's "very optimistic" he'll be able to craft a bipartisan financial reform bill.

Dodd, who several weeks ago expressed pessimism about the prospects of passing a bipartisan reform bill, said that his negotiations with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) on a bill had turned efforts around.

"I'm very optimistic we can get a bill," Dodd told reporters following a vote on the Senate's $15 billion jobs bill.

"If we come out of committee with a bipartisan bill, I think its chances of passing on the floor increase dramatically," he added.

Comments

[RecoverylessRecovery]

Why don't those two bastards just French-kiss each other and get it over with?

[RecoverylessRecovery]

Obama's only obvious skill insofar -BESIDES his ability to generously fellate Goldman Sachs employees past & present- seems to consist in his capacity to flash his pearly white smile constantly.

Which I guess would at least HELP anyone trying to punch him in the mouth at night, if you're into Positive Thinking and all that.

[DailyBail]

Financial reform bill not expected until next week

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/83329-financial-reform-bill-not-expected-until-next-week

[RecoverylessRecovery]

"Financial reform bill not expected until next week"

That's just in regards to the stupid, ineffectual bill.

Actual financial reform itself is not expected until the next millenium OR Jesus's Second Coming. Whichever occurs LAST.

[Sagebrush]

Anything Dodd and the other parasites on his committee come up with sure as hell won't be real financial reform. His future employers might get a little upset with reform that has some chance of actually reigning in those buzzards on Wall Street and giving some protection to the American Taxpayer. If it gets to the floor and gets passed (and it probably won't) it will essentially be stripped of any real power, more regulations no one will enforce or pay any attention to. Congress and the main stream media will say a wonderful thing has been accomplished and Jesus will have come and gone a long time before the American Taxpayer gets real meaningful financial reform.