Redefining Lame

Ah, the nobility of the public servant:

Mr. Dodd said that his staff revised the bill at the urging of Treasury officials, who he said were concerned that the compensation limits, which he had written in the original legislation, went too far and might invite lawsuits.

While he knew the language was being rewritten, the senator said he had no idea the revision would allow for the bonuses at A.I.G.

“Had I known at the time that there were any A.I.G. bonuses involved — that this was somehow going to assist in that matter — I would have rejected it completely,” he said.

Let me translate for this abject criminal: "Geez, if I knew what I was ramming through the process, I mighta thought otherwise, especially if I knew how it'd be blowing up in my face!"

How proud every fool in Connecticut must be for having this pantsload feeding at the trough.