Tell that to Guliani who rescued NY after 9/11 (according to him). She did plenty as First Lady, in fact most people criticized her for doing too much. Always getting nailed, no matter what she does, you guys love to hate her. Better than standing on your own records I'm sure.

thank god someone like Dodd is saying this. i wholeheartedly agree with him. drop the "experience" bs hillary, its getting you nowhere.

In a related story now that Laura Bush has heard that being first lady is experience has launched her campaign for President she told reporters"if dressing up as French Maid and sleeping with George is experience I've got it".

"Is that all women do…I wonder what Elenor Roosevelt would say to that?"

This is cowardise. Obama is running away from what he has been doing for the past many years: running away from accountability. Obama knows that 8 years of tough legislations and votes will show his indicisiveness and expose him to the true definition of relevant experience. To date he has thrived by skipping tough decisions as state senator and wants to do the same as US senator. His strategy has been to climb the ladder as fast as one can before voting records show one's weaknesses.

Obama knows that the next 8 years will do more harm to his purity - actually, avoidence - of skipping up the ladder so fast before the dust settles on truth. Eight years will sufficienntly open Obama to challenges on his voting records and he is trying to avoid it as early as possible. All this crap about my wife saying it's now or never is a total lie.

Rewind:
This is the most outregeous comment ever from the Obama campaign? It is the lowest level of desperation any campaign could show at exploiting Bhutto's death for political ends. Sincerely, how could any one link Clinton to Bhutto's death if it isn't a case of desperation? To say Clinton is responsible for Bhutto's death because she voted to authorize war in Iraq and that she votted to lebel the Iranian Republican Army a terrorist organization is from the brains of the simplest of simpletons.

If that is what David Axelrod believes is a political stregy I sympathize with the deficiencies in the Obama campaign. It is desperation that will fatally lay to waste the Obama campaign before Iowa Jan 3rd.

David Axelrod speaks like a mental case and I sincerely believe that he is even by just looking at his facial composure and body language. The whole Obama campaign will sink beyond rescue on Jan 3rd in Iowa because of Axelrod's dumb remarks. How silly can one be. Believe me.

This useless idiot doing Obama's dirty work now?

AMEN!

You know I almost thought that he (Dodd) actually had a shot at at the very least, a cabinet appointment in a new Clinton Administration. Those thoughts are now dashed. IMHO, if he thinks he even has a remote chance of winning the Democratic nomination, he is sadly delusional. When Bill Clinton ran for his first term, none of the other more prominent Democratic runners wanted to support Bill Clinton. They had the good sense to know that he was the 'peoples" favorite and in order to regain the White House, they would need to get behind him. They did, and the end result was history! I now ALSO say to Dodd, wake up! You may not have an opportunity, but you could have help set policy and agenda had you not started trying to bring down Hillary Clinton. Yes Senator Dodd, your record speaks for itself. And as a proud American and I happy you have put forth the efforts you have for the greater good. But for you to discount someone politically so affluent and suggesting that garnering ANY knowledge sitting on the side lines of her husband as not of any use or worth, is simply moronic! There is something to be said and respected for you trying to differentiate yourself from the pack, but lets be real here. You really need to take a good look at where you are in terms of the minds of the American people.

He's right on this one, Hillary is saying all sorts of stuff to con voters…

Duh….Thank you Chris Dodd!

It is very true. Nobody in Democratic party has any experience in foreign affairs. Republicans are the best when it comes to terrorism and security of american people. I am an independent but this time vote will go to Mitt.

Can America listen to this dude? " you are spot on….
That’s not experience, that’s witnessing experience.”

especially after Hilary threw a tantrum over tea-pot. NYT Caucus……
A comment made by Barack Obama about drinking tea has the Clinton campaign in a tizzy, making a tempest in a teapot. We just can’t avoid the cliches, sorry

It's funny that during her time as first lady, many of her critics called her the 'real president' because of her level of involvement. Now that they're running against her, people in both parties are downplaying that same level of involvement at which they once poked fun. I wish they could make up their minds.

I agree with Senator Dodd. Hillary can't claim that she has the same level of experience as Dodd or Biden. While I would love to see Bill Clinton as president again, I'm less inclined to see HRC in there. This country needs experienced leaders who have proven results to get this country back on the right track. That's why I'm going to caucus for Dodd.

Thank you, Senator Dodd.

There comes a time, in every political competition, that someone realizes they aren't going to win, so you speak honestly without bias. Chris Dodd has this moment defined.

Even though I support Obama, I like Dodd and Biden. However it is a little late for Dodd to try to sharply contrast his experience with Hillary's. He should be doing this back in October 2007. It seems more desperate on his part to attack Hillary at this late stage in the game, because if Dodd doesn't win in any of the first three primary states, he is done as a presidential and vice presidential candidate.

The democrats have been polled to say that Hillary has the "most relevant experience" of all candidates. Obviously. Dodd is wrong in his own judgement, and that explains why he is down in the polls.

Hillary and Bill are a political couple, and she went through many political turmoils during the white house years that senator Dodd can only read from a newspaper.

Wow, now that it's getting crunch time, I tell you. The patheticism of these men is really starting to show. I may be 27, but I'm old enough to remember the Clinton years and I know the argument then wasn't "Man, that Hillary is just hosting too many tea parties."

“The experience of having witnessed history is not the same as having helped create it.” But sorry Dodd, that's just it. She did help create it. In fact, all of you argued then she had too much influence in the White House. Now, I guess we can rewrite history to fit this sexist undertone.

Shameful at the least. Sexist at worst.

That's exactly right!!! Chris Dodd is right on the money. Hopefully, the voters will see this too. Hillary Clinton is nothing but a bag of wind.

I could not have said it better myself. Way to go Chris!!!!

This man has a great leadership ability. It is tough he doesn't have equal media coverage to state his case………….possible candidate for VP if things don't improve, however. Anyone agree?

senator dodd, you know your really showing your political side, you know as well everyone does that senator clinton has done more than even you with 25 years experience as a senator. i repeat senator. i think the whole world knows Mrs Clinton was not the average first lady. Get real dodd

Finally some media coverage, i mean god this guy is the most qualified presidential candidate we have had in years. Hopefully he can pull something off here in the end. Good Luck

You know Senator Dodd, I've been wondering about that this whole time as well. Hillary does have a lot of experience in dealing with people's crap, but she doesn't really have experience leading a country.

Good Lord Dodd.. Would you just drop out already.. You are not going to get the Nomination nor are you going to win in Iowa or NH!! so do us and yourself a Favour and Drop out of the race..

I agree with Dodd on this point - totally, Clinton was on the sidelines for 8 years in the white house. If she was doing more than a first lady is expected to do and handle, then why wasn't she reporting to President WJ CLinton in the same room as the other cabinet members? Thank you Chris Dodd.

Praise Dodd!! About time we got some help exposing Hillary's exaggerations of her experience.

It seems like she have to me, having going home to deal with all that pressure of her husband been the President, not just a Sen.

How absolutely absurd!

Hillary Clinton was no ordinary and typical First Lady. I'm sorry, but I don't recall Laura Bush playing a major role in domestic policy issues such as health care, or major international policy issues such as human rights and peace settlements. To suggest that Hillary Clinton stood on the sidelines is not only inaccurate, but insulting. I'm surprised at Dodd. He could have attacked Hillary on a variety of other relevant issues, but to choose this issue is odd.

By the way, I also don't recall Chris Dodd living in the White House during those 8-years, nor being an advisor to Clinton. So I'm a bit confused as to how he would know what role Hillary did or did not play in the White House…

She didn't even bother to get a security clearance while in the White House. Doesn't that mean she not only didn't but *couldn't* attend many of the meetings she's practically suggesting she lead?

I don't know how Hillary Clinton has been able to get away with saying she has 35 years of experience, being the spouse of someone important that made decisions that effected peoples lives doesn't give you the experience to actually take over the job, or to add it in your resume.

Yes, Hillary is the Zelig of modern politics.

hc runs on her bogus notion of '35 years' experience. it's so transparently disingenuous it's hard to understand someone who thinks she may be a decent presidential candidate; from phony giggles to phony gravitas, her only goal is to win the presidency. to her that's 'mission accomplished.' biden and dodd must get high blood pressure episodes when she touts her experience.

it seems to me that character, judgment, authenticity, and inspirational charisma, closely linked to a new progressive agenda for transformational change are required now. i have finally decided to vote for obama. think on this hard and well. use 'new eyes.'

I respect Senator Dodd but he is dead wrong on this one. Hilary Clinton, far from sitting on the sidelines was an unofficial ambassador for the USA, made many trips abroad and is widely respected by world leaders. She was also an unofficial advisor to the President,who sometimes listened, sometimes didnt. If you are married to the President you dont live in a void, Fair is fair,this lady is smart and knowledgeablwe. Whether you like her or not is another thing. I would feel a lot more hopeful with her in office than the present dreadful regime. Doris Ward

Hillary claims credit for everything in the Clinton administration except that which didnt work.

Hillary's healthcare was total fiasco at the time when the President(her husband for that matter ) was a democrat and with a Democtratic congress , now she claims to be the one to give a paradise to America.

Dodd, good you called her out. I like Dodd though lending towards Obama. Either Dodd or Obama.

Dodd would have been better off, IMO to have said that former First Lady Hillary Clinton shouldn't count her eight years in the White House as a qualification when it is only a legacy — and that is not what democracy is about.

What has Hillary Clinton ever accomplished? What has she ever ran? There is noway I would trust her running a country when she has never run anything!

This woman would truly be the end of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Mr Dodd for exposing this Great HOAX!!!!!!! called the Clintons!!!!!!!!!!

JO JO,,,,, are you kidding ? ,,,,, lets say I was on my high school student council, took some political courses in college was on the political debate team, but decided to become a lawer so I could make more money, I go on to marry a rich person with heavy weight political ties. through my years of marriage I dabble with one sundry cause or another to help my spouse look good. then one day I find my self having to decide if my core beliefs are more important than my spouses position and public perseption. I choose the latter and go on many more years this time using the sundry causes I choose for my own "questionable" reasons. One day I decide It's my turn to be the heavyweight politician so I use this as my experience and run for office. I am elected as senater by name recognition only to a state I dont even want to live in. This seems so easy to me I decide to run for president,,, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR ME JOJO

Dodd makes more sense than Hillary and he doesn't have to rely on Bill Clinton and her loyal minions. Chris Dodd has the experience, Hillary doesn't. He has been ignored because of her high profile name.

He also has the best response to the Pakestan situation. We cannot just remove Musharraf and leave the nuclear arsenal to a questionable party. That election has to be delayed until an appropriate candidate can be gathered.

Bill Clinton said from the very beginning that it was two for the price of one…or were you hiding under their bed.

How dare you compare Senator Clinton to your minion wife. Are you delusional?

Maybe you should sue your dry cleaners for 6 million dollars. You have a better chance of winning that.

… if the media would stop creating "front runners" and "stars" the qualified candidates might have a chance …

Quiet competency and years of real leadership experience like Dodd, Biden and Richardson would be a welcome relief … for a lot of people of both parties.

But everyone wants to vote for "a winner" so the polls (usually only 1000 or so) and the media circus really determine who wins … usually not our country …

Chris-

So, you give your wife no credit for the help she gave you during your drive to pass the FMLA? She learned nothing from talking to you during that time, consoling you during the setbacks? She gained no political knowledge or experience? I find that truly hard to believe. Unless your wife REALLY sat on the sidelines. Unlike Hillary, who was involved in both domestic and foreign projects, during her time as First Lady, not Wife to a Senator.

Hillary would make an awesome president and I hope she wins! All the rest are air bags on their mouths. Barack is a dam muslim who will help Bin Laden destroy the USA! Keep him away from the hite house. His wife looks very mean…How Oprah felll in love with him I have no idea but Hillary will be hte new president!
Mesa, AZ
I am so glad Bush is leaving. He is the dumbest, most stupidest president we ever had and he and cheney are criminals and should be impeached and jailed. Bush helped plan 9/11. Thats a fact~

I totally agree with Dodd. I've posted this before, but was censored by CNN. My point was/is thie: If Hillary has the experience she says she has in foreign affairs, how could it be so extensive if she did not have National Security Clearance. Bubba certainly did, but she did not. So what do the WH papers reveal that wouldn't be released . Did she attend meetings for which she did not have clearance? Did Bubba violate the law (again) by sharing such secret information with Hillary? The Clintons can.t, or won't, prove her claims of her experience. Are we to just accept her outlandish claims as fact? I will not, she and her husband are known liars, who will stop at nothing to obtain their personal goals. Frankly, I just want someone new on both sides of the aisle. The idea of 20 years of nothing but Bush or Clinton, sickens me.

Deb - theres a difference - Giuliani was in charge - you have taken the lead in the Hillary Clinton excuse machine. Remember Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas - after his presidency….why didn't Hillary run for office there?? Wait…no shot of winning….ran to NY (where anyone with a D near there name gets the nod….whether they have any idea why NY is even looking for from their elected representatives - I find if baffling that anyone backs her…but….due to her amibiguous answers to any questions….you can make the argument that she supports every position….(both for and against illegal immigrants getting licenses…at the exact same time..) - her supporters are an interesting breed…

People can be so easily mislead. Hillary has exaggerated her experience, because she knows people will buy into it. Assuming that she had equal experience as Bill Clinton when he was president is completely ignorant. She had knowledge of what was going on in some cases (at other times information is too confidential to even share with your spouse), but clearly did not add to meetings of government officials to make decisions necessary for running our government. Okay, so she did offer a few suggestions for legislation, but does that give her the right to claim all eight years as experience? I don't think her experience could compare to Senator Dodd's or Biden's, and yet she knows that people will dutifully follow her lead. We have so many people voting that think since she is married to Bill, things will return to that time frame. We also have those who want a female in office regardless of who it is. I want someone in office that I know will lead our country and bring us back together; especially in these very difficult times. I don't think Hillary has it in her. She is too polarizing and divisive.

I plan to vote for Obama, but would love to see Biden or Dodd run with him.

Your not even in the race Dodd, and never even had a chance, america would'nt vote for someone like you to run this country, so cut it out , all that jibber jabber about our next president,, go home your family needs you , ,, you have issues there that you have'nt addressed, so what makes you think you can begin to solve our problems, go home guy, go home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And for all you Hillary haters ,, she's the best chance we have to start restoring america ,, and all you idiots that voted for bush, if your not voting for Hillary keep your mouths shut tight, your partly to blame for the mess we're in right now, you should be ashamed of what our troops are going through, and there familys are going through, so join us "The Clinton supporters" so we may begin to RESTORE the greatest country on the planet!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS. hey an ,from Fairfax,VA, what tax bracket are you in, cause it sounds like you were'nt around in the 90s , when things were good, and the bushes were the only ones destroying america when they are in the white house, but yet the clintons name is always trashed by the Clinton hatters , and all the Clintons did is leave us in great shape for the future , which the bushes reversed, so dont act like having the Clintons in the white house was a bad thing , just cause you voted for bush , and your a republican, america needs 8 more years of the Clintons , now more than ever!!!!

Senator Obama has already promised Dodd that he could be his Vice Presidential running mate

As a Canadian and unable to vote in the USA I would like to add my two cents worth to this converstation about Bilary. I my considered opinion she is a loud mouthed liar with the manners and mouth of a barn yard goat, as is that creep of that husband of hers. As a former President of the greatest country in the world, he is an international disgrace, intelligence and schooling notwithstanding. But then again, some people will believe anything they hear, not having anything between their ears but cement

I cannot understand how the American people could have elected such a well known pervert to the highest position in the land, let alone the world.

Let us hope that this time they get it right, and elect a former hero who gave his all for his country and was tortured beyond belief for his democratic views and allegiance to his country, John McCain.

I disagree with Dodd's statement. Both President Bush have said they feel her experience in the White House has made her qualified and everyone knows that Nancy Reagan practically ran the White House when her husband was ill. I feel his statement is a disgrace to women.

Welcome Laura Bush to the presidential arena in 2012…. (she has experience meeting world leaders, talking with the President, and heading initiatives like fighting HIV/AIDS, etc). Most importantly, she hasn't been held accountable for any of it. But I'm sure if Laura Bush had been planning to run for president like Hillary, she, too, would have requested an room in the Oval Office.

Anywho…

I don't know if anyone noticed the recent articles about Hillary's 1st and 2nd term as First Lady. The underlying message of that story is not what she did or did not do. The message is on how voting for Hillary will be a 3rd term for Bill Clinton. Someone check the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution…. Presidents cannot be elected more than twice. What Hillary is proposing to do is extremely underhanded and objectionable. Voting for Hillary because you'll get Bill too is backward. Any candidate can ask for advisers, which could include Bill. The only difference is that Hillary and Bill have been on the ropes for quite some time now - scandals, sex, infidelity, failures, a troubled marriage, etc. I wonder why she didn't divorce him?

How does this relate to the Blog?

Dodd is right. The experience Hillary claims is over the top. I make my case by asking a few questions: where was this experience when she voted to distract our attention from the terrorists in Afghanistan by going into Iraq? Why did she criticize Obama for his position on Pakistan (turns out, had we done what he proposed, today's headlines may have been different). Where was her experience? She didn't read the intelligence reports on Iraq?! Where was her experience? If she truly has what she claims… its the wrong kind. It doesn't fit the times.

The Clinton's embarrassed this country. Bush wrecked our country. So please, please, please… do not embarrass this country again by sending another Clinton up. This is not the face I want to put on America.

ANYONE BUT CLINTON!

Unfortunately, the majority do not agree with Dodd. But let Dodd and others keep blowing the hot wind and providing great entertainment!! Experience in AND out of the Whitehouse does qualify her as much as it qualified George W Bush. No one complained about him being just a governor? Whats the difference? Not much except she CAN say nuclear and handle the job.

But so many are fearful as usual spewing the same ol' Clinton hatred that I wonder what is so bad about her? I just see empty excuses here and in reality what this boils down to is many fear a smart, powerful, articulate woman in office. Thats about it!

As a 54-year-old woman who fought the "good fight" for feminism in the 60s and 70s, and who supports women shattering the glass ceiling, I nonetheless do not agree that Sen. Clinton has all the hands-on experience she claims. Yes, she was a much more politically-involved First Lady, but that does not prepare one for the presidency any more than being governor of Texas prepared George W. Bush, the worst president the US has ever had inflicted upon it. When it comes to actual hands-on experience domestically and in foreign policy, it's Biden, Dodd, and McCain. Party partisanship aside, we need someone who's been in the trenches here and abroad for decades, not political poseurs. Sen. Clinton would do much better were she to emphasize her ideas, not experience she doesn't have.

Jennifer
Arizona Democrat

Okay then. Let's take a good hard look at Joe Biden. These good candidates get behind in the polls because they don't have "star power" in the beginning. I want someone who can represent us in the world forum and make them trust us again.
Biden is forthcoming, and has experience. I would not be afraid to elect him.
Or Chris Dodd either.

The true objection to Hillary Clinton is that she is a strong woman - namby pamby women and their insecure husbands can't stand that. Then the whole morality thing about Bill Clinton's behind-doors escapades - stupid, granted - when he is so smart in every other way. Would you have liked her more if she had divorced him? But what is more immoral than Bush and Cheney wantonly causing the deaths of thousands of innocent people, theirs and ours? Where is the outrage there? We are so screwed up. Let's get it right this time!

If Hillary Clinton gained "experience" from Bill's years as President… more reason NOT to vote for her. I would like her better if she didn't keep sayign she learned a lot from watching her husband Slick Willy lie to her and the American people.

This is the guy that was unfaithful to her and to his position. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, I did not inhale, Hillary is a genious". We went from a smooth talking ladies man to a beer drinking cowboy over the last 16 years…. CAN WE PLEASE DO BETTER! Neither of these deserved to set the agenda and image for the United States.

Hillary did learn a lot while Bill was in the White House. She learned to be fake, lie and cheat to the American people… if it worked for her husband, why not for her?

I have been getting more and more impressed with Dodd the more I hear about him.

He may not come out as a Pres candidate.. but he will come out looking good.

Dodd is a fine man, but this is really unnecessary.

Editors: You might omit my last name. Thank you.

"But so many are fearful as usual spewing the same ol' Clinton hatred that I wonder what is so bad about her? I just see empty excuses here and in reality what this boils down to is many fear a smart, powerful, articulate woman in office. Thats about it!"

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The same old tired enabling nonsense. No amount of discussion, or otherwise proof will ever open eyes to those blindly supporting the Clintons. Isn't it telling, however, that NOT ONE SINGLE Clinton Administration insider supports Hillary. Perhaps they know her behind closed doors.

Douglas from Canada: You are a disgrace. Canada is, and always has been, the greatest country in the world and your **s-kissing to the Americans is pathetic. Why add your two-cents to a bunch of machine-gun toting hillbillies who probably cant read what you're writing anyways? Do you think they care what you think? WE dont even care what you think…

La'Kitgum, Concord, NH

you are confused like Hillary Clinton herself….
Why are you attacking Obama for a statement made by Chris Dodd? You Clinton folks like to go on all sorts of WILD GOOSE CHASE.

And let me remind you that it was Clinton herself who started trying to make gains from Bhutto's death that morning by saying she knew this lady and visited her as first lady and that she is in the position to handle things like this.

Obama called her gesture one intended to score cheap short term political points and then offered his condolence to the Bhutto family. He then moved on to his speech he had that day.

I think Clinton's way of thinking has infected most of you who follow her…please look back and you'll see the light!

If Clinton did more than just a spouse of President and acted "almost" like a President, then Bill Clinton has a bigger problem. The American people elected him to make decisions on their behalf, he was the one who was on ballots. Bill did not appoint her as a secretary of state or any other department that need senate confirmation. She did not have security clearance to get exposure in national security issue. If stiil Hillary claims that she was acting much more than the spouse of a President, then they both are guilty of using power that was not justified by the US constitution or people's mandate. That would be plain, unauthorized exercise and abuse of power.

So, pray tell, what is wrong with 'witnessing experience'? 'Witnessing experience' is what all male doctors do when treating women, especially in issues like pregnancy and other strictly female areas of medicine, but I would never say that THEY are 'inexperienced' an d therefore unworthy to do their jobs because of this. 'Witnessing experience' is more commonly called 'learning ' Mr. Dodd. Maybe you should do a little yourself….

Luis B: So tired of hearing about the "Clinton" economy….as if only Clinton was responsible for the stars that were aligned in the 90's to the boom. Shared credit needs to got with the Republican controlled Congress at the time that acted with fiscal responsibility, like they should. I might remind you that Clinton had nothing to do with the dotcom phenonema, nothing to do in inheriting the "peace dividend". This mindless chatter about the "Clinton economy " conveniently forgets about HIllary's social medicine fiasco. If it weren't shot down, what do you suppose would have happened to the deficit, not to mention the economy? The Koolaid drinkers also like to conveniently forget that the economy was slowing significantly in the closing months of Clinton's last term., and it was Bush that gave it the nudge to prop it up again. So yeah, I was a taxpayer in the 90's, in a high tax bracket too (so what!), I also experienced the last time before Clinton when we had a Democrat controlled Congress AND a Democrat WH as a taxpayer……those were the FABULOUS CARTER YEARS. Talk about a lousy President!!!!!!! For those that remember,
how about those 15% 30 year fixed mortgages, 13% inflation, and high unemployment figures. The Koolaid drinkers like to talk about how bad economy is now, BUT they.obviously forget, or did not experience the latter 70's. Granted there are problems, but to say only CLINTON can save us…you have to be very naive, and impressionable by the political propagandists. God help us if were are left with Reid and Pelosi controlling Congress and Hillary sits in the WH. You want a bad economy? See how additional entitlement programs and higher taxes saps the economy….you don't believe it? Look at Europe.

JC in Ohio - I think doctors more than "witness experience". They go through many years of training, education and practice alongside experienced people.

If that sort of "experience" is enough for Clinton…. then would it not be enough for Obama to have experienced advisors at his side?

The problem with Hillary's "experience" is that as a SPOUSE of a President she should NOT have clearence to get the information the President, Senators, Representatives and other ELECTED or APPOINTED officials who are vetted and confirmed get.

So was Slick Willy filling her in on confidential information and asking her for help? If so, he has a problem there…. If not, then she can't claim she was in the know and got "experience" from it.

Do we let a doctors wife (or husband) perform surgery because their spouse does? Do we let a lawyers spouse or child practice law becuase their family member talked about their job over work? NO!! So being the spouse of a president qualifies you for NOTHING.

I disagree with Dodd on a lot, but on this one he is right.