Topic: Obama berates AIG and vows to try to block bonuses

[George]

WTF?  I don't understand how AIG can give their executives bonuses when their company had the largest losses in history last quarter.  How in the hell did they "earn" a bonus by running their company into the ground?  I don't understand it, it makes me mad and I'm glad Pres. Obama is calling them out on it.

Read the story at: 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090316/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_aig;_ylt=Aq9AYXvBgCj6llJzBzwXjjXZa7gF;_ylu=X3oDMTJjM3FpaWxuBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzE2L29iYW1hX2FpZwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yaWVzBHNsawNvYmFtYWJlcmF0ZXM-

[George]

Here we are 3 days later and the House of Representatives can pass a law that quick?  WTF?  They take months to get normal bills passed. 

House passes bill taxing bonuses for AIG, others...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_co/aig_outrage

[George]

...And there's even more on this story.  These companies that received bailout money haven't paid millions of dollars in back taxes.  Dayum, if this was a little guy like me, I'd have been put in jail by now!  This kind of stuff just pisses me off!   

13 firms receiving federal bailout owe back taxes:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_co/bailout_delinquent_taxes

[George]

There's even more to the story... This stuff stinks a little bit if you ask me. 

Obama envoy Holbrooke served on AIG's board...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_pr_wh/aig_holbrooke;_ylt=Ai9A.hwk5QDYoMFwKeDyYQQGw_IE;_ylu=X3oDMTJndjVpaGJwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMzE5L2FpZ19ob2xicm9va2UEY3BvcwM2BHBvcwM2BHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDb2JhbWFlbnZveWhv