Republicans delaying confirmation of Ben Bernanke
Certainly good news, although doubtful this will translate into anything meaningful. Three brave Republicans are delaying man of the year's reconfirmation as they seek out documents pertaining to the bailouts of 2008. First of all, where is the public outrage? Why is it that when Democrat voters justify their votes, they do so based on some odd perception that Democrat politicians fight for the "little guy" and against the big corporations. Yet the biggest corporation of them all, Federal Reserve, gets a free pass and yet these same voters do not bat an eyelash? Is it because the Federal Reserve's presence and function is unclear to people or is this just another case of electorate ignorance. Just this past election in Massachusetts I personally heard justifications for defending Coakley even though she is completely swimming in corporate money, how is it not blatantly obvious as to where the loyalties of these politicians truly lie? How can she protect cit