Posted on 12/16/2009 4:27:16 AM PST by The Magical Mischief Tour
I agree as well that this was a good choice. If you look back at the situation we were in on Dec 16, 2008 and compare to where we are now, instead of well into Great Depression II we are on our way to recovery.
And I think that Bernanke, as a student of the Depression and the mistakes that were made then, was just the right man in just the right place.
We were also lucky that Pres Bush is not someone who is paralyzed by doubt and unable to commit to a decision for fear of making a mistake, unlike some other Presidents I could name...
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