"Northern Trust gave us a statement yesterday before going total radio silence. A rep for the bank acknowledges they paid for the events, but that the bailout money did not pay for the events. He claims it was paid out of the bank's operating expenses."

And the bailout money was put in the operating expenses. There are many ways to get around it.

Take out of one pocket and fill the other .

The sad part is, people will huff and puff from their home and that's where it will end. (Hope not)