I love how everyone runs to get infront of the lynch mob now that this has come to light. The sad truth is that this is a very small amount of money in the larger picture(Tough to say that 170mil is small but.....). I would like to have this much time and energy spent on finding out how the other 99.9% of the bailout is managed(maybe we could save AIG if it was).
This is just another political football that the Reps are beating the Dems over the head with. One of those "gotcha" moments that the Dems have been using so well in the last years on the Reps but turned around. I was tired of it when the Dems did it and I dont like it much now that the Reps are using it either. It is like grade school all over again. Grow the F- up and put some effort into something that will help the country instead of B.S. that means nothing but scoring some points against the new admin.
I think the banking industry failing is a little more important than passing laws that violates our constitution. This taxation of a certain group after the fact is dangerous no matter how much they should not get those bonuses. I would like to see my party STFU and quit using a bad situation to make points and the other side STFU get on to what needs to be done to bring our country out of this.........That is the bank industry by the way.
Sorry for the long rant but come on.