to whatever Senator had asked him about something remotely specific.
And I never understood how someone who had been involved in the planning and execution of TARP was suddenly the smartest man in the world who simply HAD to be Secretary of the Treasury.
He constantly has the deer in the headlights look when ‘testifying’.
Does NOT inspire confidence that he has any idea what is going on.

We need Hank back.

and so his is boss & the rest of the administration. Imagine what they could unleash if these socialists were on their A game. Let’s make sure they don’t get good at their jobs. They won”t be around long enough for them to get “good”. (If your definition of good means being good at implementing socialism)

I’ve seen the Steve Jobs has been credited with having said something to the effect that “A’s hire other A’s, but B’s hire C’s.”

Or, in this case, a “gentleman’s C-minus” hires other F’s.

You will also notice that Ben Bernanke doesn’t speak as much as he or his predecessors used to. In Tuesday’s Congressional testimony, he backed off of anything that closely resembled a political question. He was asked about taxes, deficits, etc. He declined to address the questions.

Of course, the Fed should not be involved in political decisions. But Greenspan (whose reputation has been revealed as overrated) would comment on the economic impact of political decisions (deficits do matter, low taxes are good but balanced budgets are better). Greenie often made statements that were used (by the MSM) to embarass or contradict Bush. In short, he made use of the Fed’s independence.

It’s pretty clear to me that the Obama admin has told him he’s on a short leash, and if he wants to keep his job, he has to toe the party line. That means Ben has to forego his bully pulpit. Not good.

This ‘Cap and Trade’ policy by Obama and his friends will destroy the very industry that rovides us with our energy. It’s like biting the hand that feeds you and sinning it so it sounds like a step forward.

“Pay no attention to the man behind the Curtain” – - he’s doing the opposite of what he says on the other side of the room, but just ignore that.

Coal fired power plants provide 1/2 the energy to Americans. Destroying it will help further us into the hole that Obama has been steadily digging since even before he was inaugurated. During his campaign he said this policy was ‘unfortunately’ be passed on to the consumer, increasing each households energy cost to at least $1400 a year. I live in New York State and I can tell you that this Democratic lead state has taxed the living hell out of energy already so this will just decimate many people. All this while their property taxes are some of the highest in the country, and climbing.

While Obama sets up programs to bail out people who were not paying their mortgages, he is forcing people who have, out of their homes by further increasing costs they cannot afford.

“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. George Bernard Shaw

he is out of his depth.

On the other hand, if his intention is to tank the economy, He’s bringing his A game.

I’m starting to agree more and more with Mark Levin on this point: Obama and his team have set out to deliberately tank the economy, destroy capitalism, and drive the citizenry into a state of subservience to The State. And no, I’m not buying the “but this started on Bush’s watch” watch crap either. Bush left to his own devices tended toward balancing the budget before cutting taxes. He cut taxes after 9/11 only to avoid a recession, and tried after that to get back to balanced. But because he tried to play nice, and Republicans tried to beat Democrats at the earmark game, and Dems played hardball regardless, he didn’t get what he wanted. And after the Dems got both houses of Congress, Bush played nice and the Dems got what they wanted, with the sole exception of the surge in Iraq.

and that he would help hold the megaphone for Obamas destructive policies. When he talked about Global Warming, it could only be to try to further the Green investments which will fail. They have put the cart before the horse. You can’t promote anything that is still not in a readily useable, cost effective form, while shutting off what has been used and is cost effective and proven.

and that he would help hold the megaphone for Obamas destructive policies. When he talked about Global Warming, it could only be to try to further the Green investments which will fail. They have put the cart before the horse. You can’t promote anything that is still not in a readily useable, cost effective form, while shutting off what has been used and is cost effective and proven.

Acting President Obama’s teleprompter buddy has gotten to him.