Notorious A-I-G

Barney Frank grilled AIG CEO Bill Liddy today and asked for a list of the names of AIG executives that have received post-bailout bonuses. Liddy says he'll only release the names if Frank guarantees their anonymity. Liddy then goes on to read from a list of death threats made against AIG personnel. Frank refused to promise to shield the names and threatened to subpoena Liddy if he had to. Frank did allow that he'll consult with law enforcement first and determine if any of the threats merit investigation. It all starts at the 5:00 mark.

Resign Or Commit Suicide

Wow, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) didn't pull any punches when it comes to the AIG execs taking responsibility for the company's woes.

"I suggest, you know, obviously, maybe they ought to be removed," Grassley said. "But I would suggest the first thing that would make me feel a little bit better toward them if they'd follow the Japanese example and come before the American people and take that deep bow and say, I'm sorry, and then either do one of two things: resign or go commit suicide. And in the case of the Japanese, they usually commit suicide before they make any apology."

Grassley's poor spokesperson is telling the press that the Senator doesn't really want anybody to commit suicide. Not really! Kidding!