Janie, I tend to agree with you..you may note, though, not one republican voted for the bailout.(I guess they did enough damage, in the previous administration). You must note, that this stupid bill passed, with most 'Representatives' claiming, that they never even read it!!!!...Including the President!!!! During the campaign, I repeatedly said, (as several others), that Obama, has had no....NO, executive experience...but that didn't seem to matter to all those who were so anxious to elect a pop celebrity icon, to be the Chief Executive of our country..(I guess to show that they were so 'tragically hip'! Can you imagine any executive signing or making a corporate decision, without even reading it????????!!!!!!!!???..What a jerk-off!!! Then blaming Libby, who they put in, who they got out of retirement, and blaming him???? Now they are caught in a pack of lies trying to back peddle, as to when they knew about the exec bonuses...This is complete and utter incompetence!..Even the pom-pom bearers have to admit that...at least in the privacy of what little brains they have. Now its coming out that 'Turbo Tax Cheat' Geithner, not Poulsen, was the one who was the original 'architect' of the A.I.G.'s bailouts..Obama, had he ever been in the military, or knew ANYTHING about the chain of command, would have to concede, that when something goes wrong, and you're the one in charge, it is ultimately YOUR fault! This whole thing stinks to high heavens!..RAH RAH..and Kumbayah!!