>Maybe it is no different. But it's you and me, ordinary American taxpayers, subsidizing them. It puzzles me that Tea Party-ers aren't madder about that. Banks are not the only craven corporations.

What puzzles me, is that no one has brought up the fact that GE pretty much owns NBC and that NBC was/is an Obama/Democrat/Liberal supporter....and you are attacking an organization that helped the Liberals become the majority party.

Also - "It pays to be in the tank for the president. All of the "tinkle down my leg" news coverage is paying off big for NBC News' parent company. By taking advantage of its ownership of two tiny banks in Utah, GE has been able to issue $80 Billion dollars worth of federally backed loans about one out of every four dollars available in the program.

And true to being a friend of the President, General Electric didn't have to go through any of the burdens other participants had to go through like the financial stress test. Nor did they have to worry about any those pesky salary/compensation limits so Jeffrey Immelt and the senior management dont have to worry about the 14-18,000 in compensation they make."

Yeah, GE should be right at the top of the Tea-Party attack list.