Rahm Emanuel , The Paid Whore of Investment Bankers and Other Rent-Seeking Interests: TARP Money Finds It's Way Back to Rahm's Campaign Fund.

Open Secrets reports on strongman Rahm Emanuel's campaign contributors. You'll notice TARP bailout money came back to Rahm Emanuel in campaign contributions. This is what Rahm considers "playing by the rules". The rules of rent-seeking and outright theft of taxpayers dollars. Check out the donors down below, many who are hostile to free markets.:

Madison Dearborn Partners $100,200
JPMorgan Chase & Co $89,250
AT&T Inc $89,150
UBS AG $86,200
Goldman Sachs $83,650
Endeavor Agency $74,600
Dresdner, Kleinwort & Wasserstein $73,250
Citigroup Inc $73,000
Blackstone Group $71,800
Grosvenor Capital Management $65,400
Citadel LLC $65,100
Medline Industries $55,500
Simmons Law Firm $50,600
Time Warner $30,550
Lazard Freres & Co $44,200
Exelon Corp $43,000
Morgan Stanley $40,700
National Assn of Realtors $40,500
Kirkland & Ellis $40,450
Bank of America $38,000

The modern day Democrat party sure isn't the party of "the little guy."