Yup, TARP was a bill of goods that a LOT of people bought, and I was one of them. (Still not convinced that it was totally off-base.) And yes, some of the TARP recipients should be closed down (Citi, at least.) But that’s another battle.

As to the GM deal: Ryan voted his district. There IS something about “representation” which should ring a bell somewhere in someone’s mind on that thing, “representation.”

As to the bonus clawbacks, well…

If the US taxpayer is supporting an enterprise–keeping it from BK filing–then the enterprise’s execs should NOT expect bonus payments.

You will note that M&I did not pay bonuses this year.

Who in F&^% is GoldmanSachs or BofA to expect otherwise?