We made money on the Chrysler bailout, though people howled about us lending money to Chrysler. (The libs were especially incensed that Ford refused to lend money to New York City at the same time.) We made money on the Mexican bailout, and lots of people were opposed to that as well. So yes, the taxpayers could see a profit from the money we're currently pumping into the financial sector. This will Congress to no end, as they will then have more money to blow. The one message that has been overshadowed throughout this whole debate about helping Wall Street is the far bigger problem this nation faces: A Congress that is addicted to deficit spending on items and entitlements that produce absolutely no return of value.