Christopher Dodd actually said...

I mentioned in my opening statement that the Federal Reserve made a decision to pay off at par value sophisticated investors who owned credi...

Public confidence in what we are doing is at stake.

that we find ourselves in this situation at all is, in my mind, and the minds of many of my constituents, quite frankly, sickening.

The idea that there is this level playing field between the borrower and the lender... is questionable.