Over the last few days a number of readers had told me they were picking up hints that the folks fleeced by Bernie Madoff might themselves come calling for a government bailout. I'd been skeptical. But now it seems like that is exactly what may be coming.

Late Update: On a related note, read Krugman's column today on Madoff and whether he was all that much different from the rest of folks on Wall Street making gazillions and running the economy and country into the ground.