Huh?

I was not one of the people who was willing to pick up my pitchfork and torch and march on AIG about their employee bonuses.  It was, however, interesting to watch the way the story was played (and spun) in the media and egged on by ACORN (they rented the buses to bring the picketers to the executives' homes in Connecticut).  But now we have Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bonuses, and no one seems concerned. 

According to ABC News, the employees at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving  more than $210 million in bonuses through next year to give workers the incentive to stay in their jobs at the government-controlled companies.  That's what was going on at AIG.  Why is this different?  I need someone smarter than I to answer that question.