The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[scaeagles]

OK....AIG.

I don't even want to address the morality or lack thereof of bonuses or whatever. However, if I am to understand this correctly, these bonuses that are causing this outrage were written into the the bailout bill.

If that is indeed the case, why then the outrage at the AIG people for the bonuses? Shouldn't the outrage be at those who wrote, voted for, and signed the bill?

And in terms of outrage, this kind of reeks of kickbacks to me.....

There was plenty of outrage on Capitol Hill last week over the executive bonuses paid out by AIG after getting federal bailout money. But another money trail could make voters just as angry: the campaign dollars to members of Congress from banks and firms that have received billions via the Troubled Asset Relief Program.