Our tax dollars hard at work

Earlier this month, as the New York-based insurance giant benefited from $153 billion in tax-supported bailout funds, it launched a business unit offering Shariah-compliant insurance products in the U.S. [...] To fully comply with Shariah code, AIG has hired a "Shariah Supervisory Board" composed of "Shariah scholars." [...] The Treasury Department co-sponsored a seminar in November titled "Islamic Financing 101" to promote Shariah financing to corporate America. Great, just great. Let's ululate. And dole out another $100 billion to AIG.