Bernanke renominated, but not without reservations

On Thursday, the Senate Banking Committee voted 16-7 to give Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke a second term. This was a much closer vote than four years ago and indicates that criticism against Bernanke is mounting from both sides of the aisle. Chris Stirwalte, political editor for the Washington Examiner, discusses why opinions are shifting, despite Bernanke's years of experience.

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• ben bernanke
• fed
• federal reserve chairman
• senate banking committee
• henry paulson
• global financial crisis
• US economy
• economic crisis
• recession
• great depression
• chris stirewalt
• Washington examiner
• Kristine Frazao
• RT

[seanboy80]

We're living in bizarro world where up is down, black is white, left is right, a warmonger gets the Nobel peace prize, a rising gold and no job recovery is an "economic recovery," and a person like Bernanke is "person of the year."

Nothing surprises me anymore.

[ComradePatriot]

This is like naming Tiger Woods "Family Man of the Year"

[Diazt3r]

we are screwed

[Nanoenergetic]

@azis1100 - Ron Pall sucks as much as Obama.

[werebear1]

Bernanke, the current poster boy of the banking/wall street mafia that is holding the USA hostage. Quite the criminal. Seems the criminals get all the praise.

[painswitch]

I'm not sure exactly why the senate banking commitee even exists. If the federal reserve is a privately owned company, the owners should be able to appoint whoever they whant to run the company. I have a feeling this is just a show to make the public feel that the government supports the Fed. What they fail to realize is that the public is not stupid, and this won't stop more people from raising questions about how the economic crisis is being delt with. This PR move doesnt fool anyone.

[MonkeyMagic88]

What a dumb bitch... talking about these Jew pigs as though they were normal human beings. They're the literal children of satan.

[MonkeyMagic88]

Don't blame the Jewish Banking Mafia for being what they are , they can't help it.... DO blame yourself for allowing them to get away with it !

[ThoughtCriminal912]

Absolutely if these inbred mobsters that rule us don't behave then it's time to take them out from all over the world and instigate real rule of the people = democracy. Not the fake one we have now = the rule of the few.

[ThoughtCriminal912]

bernake with small b should be hanged for his crimes.

[mokdadmm]

To the youtube channel Russia Today;

RT, you are only presenting news about America and its role going on around the world, and not showing us news of other nations and regions besides America. For example; political conflicts are errupting between Isreal and Britain for the past several days and we're not hearing anything from your channel; unfortunately we are turning to bias media like CNN to hear about this news.

Please RT, can you show us more of the world besides America.

[azis1100]

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

John F. Kennedy~