For those of us without a clue about those AIG bonuses, here is the answer: The butler did it in the library with the wrench.As Christopher Dodd has admitted, the Obama administration knew that the language allowing AIG to keep the executive bonuses was in the initial legislation and the Treasury Department insisted on keeping it there.According to NBC news: But on Wednesday, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., acknowledged that his staff agreed to dilute the executive pay provision that would have applied retroactively to recipients of federal aid. He said on MSNBC's "Hardball" that it was done at the request of administration officials."It's been reported widely the administration had problems with my language on the compensation," he told Chris Matthews, the show's anchor.Dodd said the changes were made during the House-Senate conference on the $787 billion stimulus bill, which occurred in mid-February. At the time, Treasury officials were worried about lawsuits if the...(Read Full Post)