I should have paid more attention to your last line but my thoughts were on the last interview where Inmelt (sp?) said that GE Capital was solvent enough to refuse TARP funds.
Also, are guarantees covered under TARP? I did not think so.
Just today GE Capital used the government guarantee to sell $129 million of bonds:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aKoXS9o0ENns&refer=home