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On the one hand, bonuses are generally given out for reaching sales goals, productivity or profit improvements, or similar achievements. So one has to wonder how these goals could have been met in a company that needed two multi billion dollar bailouts to survive.
On the other hand, AIG is a huge company with more than 10,000 employees. It is conceivable that the part of this company that invested in or insured sub prime mortgages is suffering very large losses, while at the same time, some executives in it's auto, home, and life insurnace divisions may have, in fact, achieved the sales goals set for them in 2008, and deserve their promised bonuses.
Since the US government is now an 80% owner of AIG, it certainly has the right to ask for an explanation, although it does not have the right to alter contracts between employer and employee that were created before they had a stake in the company.
And apparently Chris Dodd made sure that it couldn't, when he wrote an amendment attached to the AIG bailout that specifically exempted executive bonuses from any compensation limits imposed the government. Now, he is trying to rewrite that clause after the fact.
Comment Posted By Bob On 17.03.2009 @ 11:13
To bad because you did it the best. Maybe you are just getting lazy or busy. Maybe just tired of writing about it. But not sure if it has anything to do with what you are talking about. it is a TV show and I think it is pretty good this season.
Comment Posted By Bob On 12.03.2009 @ 03:16
BURRIS WHINES THAT 'MEDIA AND REPUBLICANS ARE ALMOST DESTROYING MY CHARACTER'
Yes they need Burris's vote in the senate and I'm sure he has promised Harry Reid he will vote for anything.
Comment Posted By Bob On 17.02.2009 @ 09:24
SHOULD PRESIDENT TAYLOR INVOKE THE 25TH AMENDMENT?
“With all due respect, ask around,” and “Not today.
Yes those were some great lines.
Comment Posted By Bob On 12.02.2009 @ 13:01
COUNTDOWN TO "24" - POLL QUESTION ON MY SUMMARIES
I have missed your reviews almost as much as I have missed the show. Please continue if at all possible. Even a briefer blog would be better than none. It provides a nice break and healthy variation on your usual political themes.
Comment Posted By Bob On 23.12.2008 @ 17:37
TIME TO FORGET MCCAIN AND FIGHT FOR THE FILIBUSTER IN THE SENATE
it is not over,,,,,,
Comment Posted By Bob On 17.10.2008 @ 17:26
This election’s not over yet folks. All things being equal, McCain had a fairly good night, and O! wasn’t nearly as cool and smooth, as evinced by his facial expressions in the split screen, as he may have wanted to be. He was playing a prevent defense, knowing that the ball has bounced his way-big time!-owing to the October surprise of the Wall street metltdown. But, having said that, those of us that follow football knows what often happens when utilizing a prevent defense…
McCain was far from perfect last night. Two areas where I was particularly disappointed were when he didn’t challenge O! on his “tax break for 95% of Americans” meme, and when he didn’t use the debates final discussion of education policy to highlight the detrimental and insidious nature of Ayers and O!s education philosophy and grant policies at CAC. Not only would it have been an opportunity to talk about Ayers again, and how he espouses the “hate America first through social justice teaching” school of pedagogy, but it would have been a great opportunity to reference a half baked give-away program run by O! that never achieved the desired results…
While there are other things that disappointed us all, I’m sure, look on the bright side. To begin with, Mav called him forcefully on the who Booooosh=McSame meme; it had kind of a Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle, “I knew Jack Kennedy and Senator you are no Jack Kennedy”, feel to it. Another good point was him discussing the need for strict interpretation of the constitution, as opposed to the prediliction that the left has for activist judges who legislate from the bench in the name of fairness. Also, He called O! on his tax policy, cited his discussion of wealth redistribution with Joe the plumber, called him out on his abortion posture fakery, called his camp on the liberal employment of the race card, kept stressing that he was gonna raise everyone’s taxes, and pointed out the wide gap between what O! says he’s gonna do and what really happens after the election is over and the promises go unkept…
This election is far from over, folks. I predict that the polls are gonna narrow significantly over the next few days. And when they do, remember what happens when you play prevent defense in a close game…
Buck up, and remember, even if you cant stand McCain, you’re voting against O!
Comment Posted By Bob On 16.10.2008 @ 13:58
IF ELECTED, OBAMA WILL BE MY PRESIDENT
The presidency has been delegitimized for the past eight years. The trend is irreversible; should the miracle happen and John McCain be elected, it would continue unabated, and in all likelihood be intensified.
Comment Posted By bob On 14.10.2008 @ 10:22
We of the right have to face this simple fact: the left has been at war with us for 40-plus years now, while we have not been at war with them. I only hope that an Obama victory awakens people to the realization of this ongoing, one-sided war. There must be resistance to the left. There will be no free speech with an Obama presidency and a Pelosi/Reid Congress. The First and Second Amendments will be rendered meaningless -- if you haven't seen the signs, you haven't been paying attention. Persecution of political opponents will become the norm. It's happening now (see Tom DeLay).
I fear for my country.
I wonder if the white house is going to smell bad like his bus?
Comment Posted By Bob On 9.10.2008 @ 10:20
Now that it is almost done, I can hear John McCain "ok lets debate now" Obama will freak out. I just heard Rush say McCain should say lets debate about the economy too.
Comment Posted By Bob On 25.09.2008 @ 13:05
