He is working with the cards that were dealt him. I will get flamed for this, but I actually think Bernanke is a true American unlike some of the other swine in DC. The meltdown in September was averted by his actions. Time will tell if I am wrong.
Nixon is reviled for Watergate and wage and price controls, but he was actually a pretty smart cookie. Being surrounded by Nazis did not help his cause (Haldeman, Ehirlichman, John Mitchell,etc.)
The libertarians stance has always been drug decriminalization. I had a hard time with that part in the past. Could be worth a try, but the fear is crime would skyrocket. The end result could cause more problems than it solves.
Their days of trying to control markets with their pronouncements are over. The playing field is becoming more level. The only good thing to come out of this crisis.
Emanuel and Carville went on national programs and annointed Limbaugh as the leader of the Repubs. and talking favorably of him as an adversary.
More propaganda from little Goebbels and the "snake," So what do you think? Flattery for a weak sister?
Doc made a comment about the American people being stronger than any president or politician for that matter. I think we are starting to see this, because some of these people would sell their soul to the devil to stay in office.
That being said, Specter appears to be a defeated man and...