Comments on: The case against Bernanke being reappointed as Fed chairman http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/08/20/the-case-against-bernanke-being-reappointed-as-fed-chairman/ Politics and policy from inside Washington Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:23:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Siobhan Sack http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/08/20/the-case-against-bernanke-being-reappointed-as-fed-chairman/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Siobhan Sack Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:03:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=1563#comment-1714 They could eat their cake and have it too by keeping Bernanke and appointing a "Fed Czar" that Bernanke reports to. It's a two-fer -- the pesky Senate approval process could be skipped since "Czars" aren't subject to that and Bernanke's overlord would have the real power ;-) Seriously though, how is anyone on that list a genuine improvement or change for the better? Why not Paul Volcker? Agree or disagree with his philosophy, his appointment would represent a sea change. They could eat their cake and have it too by keeping Bernanke and appointing a “Fed Czar” that Bernanke reports to. It’s a two-fer — the pesky Senate approval process could be skipped since “Czars” aren’t subject to that and Bernanke’s overlord would have the real power ;-)

Seriously though, how is anyone on that list a genuine improvement or change for the better?

Why not Paul Volcker? Agree or disagree with his philosophy, his appointment would represent a sea change.

]]> By: William http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/2009/08/20/the-case-against-bernanke-being-reappointed-as-fed-chairman/comment-page-1/#comment-1708 William Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:24:09 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/james-pethokoukis/?p=1563#comment-1708 I don't follow Ben's pay schedule, but I wonder how much he makes a year. Where was Ben before this whole financial game play started? Let me guess playing lap dog with the rest of the financial institutions. Please, kick him to the curb! Where was the system of checks and balances this whole time that I learned about in high school. Who is fooling who? Give me a break! Where was Washington while all this subprime mortgage BS was going on? Oh I forgot there was $$ signs in the eyes of these so called experts that I hear about. The only experts I see are the ones that are the biggest con artists of the century. Please pull the wool over my eyes some more! Thanks experts! Thanks for all you do! I don’t follow Ben’s pay schedule, but I wonder how much he makes a year. Where was Ben before this whole financial game play started? Let me guess playing lap dog with the rest of the financial institutions. Please, kick him to the curb! Where was the system of checks and balances this whole time that I learned about in high school. Who is fooling who? Give me a break! Where was Washington while all this subprime mortgage BS was going on? Oh I forgot there was $$ signs in the eyes of these so called experts that I hear about. The only experts I see are the ones that are the biggest con artists of the century. Please pull the wool over my eyes some more! Thanks experts! Thanks for all you do!

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