notice, for example, that aig paid some ungodly amount of money out to goldman sachs, which they had insured to the hilt. now notice that ex-ceos of goldman sachs were treasury secretaries in both the bush and clinton administrations. in other words, the united states treasury and goldman sachs are not distinct entities. now what do you expect? even-handed and fair distribution of funds? an impartial statement of the propsects if aig goes bankrupt, etc?