In the past week or so, many Americans have expressed anger over the bonuses taken by AIG executives. Protesters have focused their attention AIG itself, seemingly ignoring the fact that it was Congress which made those bonuses possible by propping up the company with taxpayer dollars. One group upset about the bonuses even went so far as to visit the homes of executives who had recieved bonuses:

By Chad Peace Last night on Jay Leno, Barack Obama told Leno that he wanted to bring America back to its American values.  In the interview, Barack admonished the greedy and selfish AIG employers.   He called for compassion for the common man and asserted his own goodness and respect for the American people.  Yet, he did not question the federal government’s right to take tax money from innocent individuals to pay for the mistakes of financial institutions and in the first place. Obama, with his articulate lawyering ability, made an analogy between bad loans  and bad products.  A person

Or at least so say GOP leaders in Washington state.  "I think the party needs a whole new set of leaders.