Well, that was predictable. AIG donations ....

[beachmom]

http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/recips.php?id=D000000123&type=P&state=&sort=A&cycle=A

Top recipients from AIG:

Dodd, Chris (D-Conn) $281,038
Bush, George W (R-Texas) $200,560
Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) $111,875
Obama, Barack (D-Ill) $110,332
McCain, John (R-Ariz) $99,249
Baucus, Max (D-Mont) $90,000
Kerry, John (D-Mass) $85,000
Johnson, Nancy L (R-Conn) $75,400
Sununu, John E (R-NH) $69,049
Clinton, Hillary (D-NY) $61,515

The donations are a combination of individual employees and PACs, and it is not broken out. However, I think even if it only came from AIG employees, I'm not exactly a fan of them either:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/18/AR2009031804104.html

WILTON, Conn., March 18 -- A solitary flat-screen television hangs on the back wall of the trading floor inside the headquarters of AIG Financial Products here. Wednesday afternoon, the most-talked-about employees in America huddled around it to find out just how despised they have become.

They almost pull off the sympathy card, and then blow it here:

The Financial Products staff met twice Wednesday inside one of the firm's large, glass-walled conference rooms to discuss the boss's letter. Numerous employees indicated that they would be willing to return the money, but most wanted nothing more to do with the firm. It was a preview of the possible exodus to come, one that concerns Liddy himself.

"My fear is that the damage is done," he told a congressional subcommittee. "That they will return , but that they will return it with their resignations."

There is little doubt within Financial Products that he's right about that.

"Nobody is going to give it back and then stay," said one of the firm's employees. "If they give back the money, then they will walk. And they will walk into the arms of AIG's counterparties."

God, I can't stand those people.

Here is the deal, guys: John Kerry had no choice but to take their money. The fundraising/campaign contribution system sucks. Still, acting like it's not there is not helpful. Dodd is much worse, of course, and clearly presidential nominees always collect more than most. Still, not good publicity for the Senator.

Originally reported here:

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/03/aig_pariah_now.html