Bloomberg:

Obama Calls Bonuses ‘Shameful’ as Dodd Vows to Reclaim Money
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama fed a swelling populist revolt against Wall Street bonuses, calling it “shameful” that banks doled out $18.4 billion as taxpayers bail out companies and the U.S. remains mired in a recession.
The bonuses are “the height of irresponsibility,” Obama said today before meeting Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. Firms need to “show some restraint and show some discipline,” Obama said.
The president joined politicians such as Senator Christopher Dodd, who today called for using “every possible legal means to get the money back.”

Yes, if there’s anyone who knows how to extract money from C.E.O.s — it’s Christopher Dodd.