Healthy Banks should get the bailout??

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Here's something new I'm just hearing right now. The head of Patriot Bank thinks the bailout money should be allowed for the healthy banks too, not just to shore up the failing banks. He's saying that it's wise to give the healthy banks some of the money because they are in a better position to start lending, and stimulate the economy. I don't know too much about the banks and all the economic stuff, but I think he makes a lot of sense. We're already seeing that the failing banks are just using it to keep themselves alive, not to stimulate economy. He's saying they really can't because they are in a failing position, but a bank like his CAN because they are healthy and doing fine and can put that money to proper use in stimulating the economy, injecting money into the economy and giving loans. He says the idea Paulson has is a good one, but won't help enough unless they include healthy banks in the plan. It sounds crazy at first, but I'm thinking it might make a lot of sense, especially considering that banks that are healthy and functioning well in this setting we're in now, must know what they're doing and also must NOT be involved in all the fraudulent activities the failing banks were involved in, so maybe they would be more trustworthy in this process. What does everyone think?