[counterpunch]

That said, I say let AIG face the music. Take the his now so that these companies learn that it’s not the government’s responsibility to hold their hand if they screw up.

We keep hearing about how AIG is "too big to fail," meaning the government cannot allow them to fail out of national interest.
Well, I think Teddy Roosevelt would say then that if they're too big to fail, then they're too big to exist in their current form. Perhaps what we need is some good ol' fashioned trust-busting on these companies that have grown so large that their failure can threaten the national economic health.
 

[CougarGA7]

I’d be more inclined towards that than a 700 billion dollar do over.