Those who have been skeptical of the big bailout, or The Splurge as some call it, had more reasons to be skeptical than they thought.  Congress puts us on the hook for a bazillion bucks and the schmucks on Wall Street may say, "Thanks, but no thanks."  From The Guardian:

Last Monday, after the bill was thrown out by the House of
Representatives, more than $1 trillion was wiped off the value of US
stocks as the market was gripped by panic. The bill was passed on
Friday afternoon, however, after the inclusion of $149bn of tax breaks
and strict rules for participating banks.

But Wall Street analysts, believe the addition of so many terms to the bill might deter potential participants.

One
of the least attractive elements is a section designed to curb
executive pay at banks that participate in the bail-out package. These
include limiting stock-related pay and banning ‘golden parachutes’ for
executives.

‘I think this hodge-podge of regulations and rules
will be enough to put many [chief executives] off participating,’
Caldwell said.

Sources close to Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch
indicated the banks might choose not to participate in the bail-out as
there is a growing view on Wall Street that the market may be bottoming
out.

Analysts also believe that the mere presence of the government as buyer
of last resort will be enough to get credit markets moving again, and
that a large number of banks would not need to take part for the
legislation to succeed.

In other words there’s the possibility that the pinstripe and wing tip set might find their balls and actually figure out a solution to the "impending financial doom" if their gilded lifestyle is seriously threatened.  Am I the only one who fantasizes about seeing these goobers seated around Al Capone’s conference table like in The Untouchables?  Forget taking away golden parachutes, let’s start playing baseball with these jerks.