Since Goldman Sachs is so good at getting bailout bills through Congress, they should push to make their annual bailouts a national holiday. I can see it now: A national holiday, an annual party and a cake that says "Our Annual Money Bomb 2012." Oh, they're having parties alright. Outrageous parties, corporate retreats and international travel that we paid for and are not invited to. Here are some of their reasons to celebrate. Listed below are some of Goldman Sachs' annual fed backdoor bailouts, according to year: 2012, mid Sept. Coming soon. . . Goldman Sachs Spain seeking full bailout to avoid default. businessinsider.com 2011, Jan. 26 $2.9 billion huffingtonpost.com 2010, Dec. 2 $600 billion thenation.com 2009, March 6 $37 billion ritholz.com 2008, Oct. 3 The Senate passed the $700 billion bank bailout bill on October 3, 2008, pushed through by Congressman with high contributions from Goldman Sachs. Here are Goldman Sachs' strategically placed political contributions to date, from highest to lowest: Obama, Barack (D-IL) $691,930 Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) $468,200 Romney, Mitt (R) $229,675 McCain, John (R-AZ) $208,395 Himes, Jim (D-CT) $114,748 Giuliani, Rudolph W (R) $111,750 Dodd, Christopher J (D-CT) $105,400 Edwards, John (D) $66,450 Specter, Arlen (R-PA) $47,600 Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) $32,950 Reed, Jack (D-RI) $30,100 (credits: washingtonyourefired.com & dailybail.com & beforeitsnews.com)
