Ignoring Bush Treasury role, Politico reported that Republicans "feel they have a free shot at the Democrats" over AIG

Media Matters - Ignoring Bush Treasury role, Politico reported that Republicans "feel they have a free shot at the Democrats" over AIG

The Politico uncritically quoted top congressional Republicans criticizing the Obama administration over AIG bonuses, reporting that "[h]aving mostly opposed Obama's stimulus plan, the second half of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds and the omnibus spending bill, Republicans feel they have a free shot at the Democrats for anything that goes wrong now." The article did not point out that it was the Bush Treasury Department that worked with the Federal Reserve in carrying out last year's bailouts and bought AIG stocks notwithstanding the existence of these bonus contracts.