I have a hunch the bailout isnt really just an institutional issue, it's PERSONAL

The way many of our "Leaders" are running around panicking, screaming that we need a bailout immediately, I sincerely doubt they are fretting about the system and the people. I think their concern is with themselves. The fear in their eyes is too genuine for this to be about anyone but themselves. How can we find out how this banking situation is effecting them financially? I think most of these guys (paulson? is that name right?) are losing everything or will lose everything very soon... can anyone find some facts on this? where is this sort of financial data disclosure available on the web?
-v

[edit on 9/30/2008 by verbal kint]

At least 40 reads on what I feel is the most legitimate "conspiracy theory" site on the internet and not one of us knows how to find financial disclosures for our government officials. Wouldn't this be a fundamental piece of data for keeping a least a lazy eye on corruption? I've been looking for this info for years - unsuccessfully. Are we the artards or is this information obscured?
-v

a bit tricky to sift thru but it's all here

www.opensecrets.org...

wow, lots of AIG holders in 2006:

Robin Hayes (R-NC) $1,765,004 to $6,550,000
John Kerry (D-Mass) $1,516,004 to $2,065,001
Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) $250,001 to $500,000
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) $165,003 to $400,000
Chris Chocola (R-Ind) $100,001 to $250,000
Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) $50,001 to $100,000
Dave Weldon (R-Fla) $50,001 to $100,000
Tom Price (R-Ga) $15,893
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla) $15,001 to $50,000
Paul E. Gillmor (R-Ohio) $15,001 to $50,000
Nita M. Lowey (D-NY) $15,001 to $50,000
Vernon Buchanan (R-Fla) $15,001 to $50,000
Shelley Berkley (D-Nev) $11,035
Heath Shuler (D-NC) $4,084
Kenny Ewell Marchant (R-Texas) $3,940
Jon L. Kyl (R-Ariz) $2,866
Trent Lott (R-Miss) $2,578
Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) $2,508
Ben Cardin (D-Md) $2,508
Paul Ryan (R-Wis) $2,002 to $30,000
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) $2,002 to $30,000
Tom Coburn (R-Okla) $2,002 to $30,000
Jim Gibbons (R-Nev) $1,074
Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif) $1,001 to $15,000
Susan A. Davis (D-Calif) $1,001 to $15,000
Charles J. Melancon (D-La) $1,001 to $15,000
Doris Matsui (D-Calif) $1,001 to $15,000
Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) $1,001 to $15,000
Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio) $1,001 to $15,000
Pat Roberts (R-Kan) $1,001 to $15,000
Fred Upton (R-Mich) $1,001 to $15,000
Jim Moran (D-Va) $1,001 to $15,000
Robert C. Scott (D-Va) $1,001 to $15,000
John D. Dingell (D-Mich) $1,001 to $15,000
Sue Kelly (R-NY) $1,001 to $15,000
Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) $1,001 to $15,000
Peter Welch (D-Vt) N/A
Thad Cochran (R-Miss) N/A to $3,000
Gary Miller (R-Calif)

www.opensecrets.org... &srchtype=O

Seems evident that the urgency has to do with the immediate financial future of those who were capitalizing on the FED policies....

Will we hear of this in the MSM?....

You could be exactly right. And if even if you are right are we better off bailing them out or letting the system crash?

If you are looking for accusations, the site I am linking to has much of what you seek. There are many multiple articles so you will have to sift through them a bit.

World reports

Just a disclosure. Most people on this site think this information is bs. I am undecided myself.