Taciturnity

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Uh, Chris?

Unlike his colleague from North Dakota, Sen. Kent Conrad, who spoke at length about the accusations he'd received special bargains on Countrywide Financial Corp. home loans because of his Senate position, Sen. Chris Dodd hasn't said much about the similar reports about his loans.

While NPR spent entirely too much time on this story this morning, it'd still be nice if Connecticut's senior senator would be a little more forthcoming about what may or may not be a wink and a nod deal.

While Senator Dodd (yet another legacy office holder!) has fought the good fight lately, his reticence on this mortgage issue reminds me too much of hot tubs and renovations at lake cottages. It's time for the senator to come clean on this—or at least, like Kent Conrad, indicate he had no idea that Countrywide was cutting him a sweetheart deal.