This message passed along from AdAge. Not surprising, perhaps, but somewhat telling. A quick look at Procter & Gamble's SEC filings would suggest that its CEO has ample resources to bridge his local suppliers' liquidity needs out of his own pocket, btw:


"P&G CEO Urges Action on Financial Crisis
Lafley Pens Op-Ed, Says Suppliers, Consumers Are Struggling

Oct. 1, 2008

BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Procter & Gamble Co. Chairman-CEO A.G. Lafley today urged congressional passage of a financial rescue plan in an op-ed in the Cincinnati Enquirer, noting that some Procter & Gamble Co. suppliers are "having great difficulty attaining loans" and that "consumers are feeling the credit crunch very directly." Read the full story at http://adage.com/article?article_id=131389 -- Jack Neff"


No doubt about it --The bailout is legislation for CEOs, not for their customers or downstream (small) business 'partners.'