I just got this from a friend of mine this morning. Wow!

I couldn't figure out why would the Congress let some firms go under
and then bend over backwards to help others. *NOW* this makes sense!!!!!!
(Why hasn't it gotten national press coverage?)

Remember when this economic crisis hit, and Congress let Bear Sterns go
under, pushed a bunch of forced marriages between banks, etc.? Then they
bailed out AIG. At the time, I thought: "That's strange. What does an insurance company have
to do with this crisis?" *I think I just found the answer*.

Among other things, *AIG INSURES THE PENSION TRUST OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS*!! No wonder they got bailed out right away. To hell with the people, let's protect our future, said all our Senators and Congressmen. Nice to see where their loyalties lie!
(We are from the government and we're here to help ourselves!)
Check it out... http://bx.businessweek.com/aig/