If he means what he says, it is not too late to start charging these execs so that they can get a chance to explain themselves in a Law Court. Bernanke, himself could create an association that could start sueing the execs who abused their positions.
It looks to me he is trying to tidy up his image, as he says "Every time I saw a bumper sticker which said, 'Where's my bailout?' it hurt,".
Once the crisis comes to more of a head they will blame greedy capitalist and intervene more and more to stiffle Americans ... Economic fascism