A Thought on Republicans Stirring up Populism on AIG

Not sure what leg they'll have to stand on the issue, what with Glenn Beck and Rush and others supporting the bonuses. One guy, I forget who, on Fox News, said we shouldn't take the bonuses away because it would amount to a tax increase! Seriously. The vocabulary of a Republican frightens me.

Had the Republicans been in charge, they would most likely have made the bonuses mandatory. :-)

Funny how Republicans are all about not rewarding failure, but have no argument with $165 million in bonuses for the biggest corporate failure possibly in history! As long as it doesn't go to a couple welfare queens, huh?

UPDATE: XKCD has a pretty witty cartoon today about the AIG bonuses. I do agree on the number being insignificant, but I still believe that they were inappropriate and should be rolled back.