HBO Blogosphere — 3/19/09

They said that AIG has to pay because it was in a contract with these people. But excuse me, how does that contract hold water now … the company would and could have been in the toilet. How do they pay bonus to employees if there were no company? How do they get money because of a contract, when the money wasn’t profits … it is a TAXPAYERS/FEDERAL bailout. So all bets off/ Cis , Simple Mind. More here .

• Thin mints: The adult cookie /Wayward Episcopalian
• Old Toad /Synaptic Disunion
• Let the mania begin /Slight Detour
• That’s my boy ; and: Just Call Me, ‘Teach’ /Otis G Experience
• The bill doesn’t go far enough /Dogwalk Musings

Question: How much of a bonus did you receive from your company last year?

• Ay, Mateys /Community Comment
• Black and white for TOPS /Tumblewords
• I’m going to miss these days /Hauser Thoughts
• It’s March Madness, and the Zags are dancing /Gathering Around The Table
• Gustafer Yellowgold /A Family Runs Through It