As reported in today's papers, including the wall street journal, it is already being reported that some of the bail out money is being used for lobbying purposes for many of the companies that it was intended to help fund.  I find it incredible that these oversights continue to happen when it sure feels like to most that we are in a recession.  Dianne Feinstein is already looking into oversights into this and I recommend that if it bothers you, that you send quick note to her office letting her know your displeasure with this news.  You can reach her office at:  http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe