Bernanke Endorses Obama (sort of)

News Type: Opinion — Seeded on Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:51 AM EDT

Article Source: Wall Street Journal

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Ben Bernanke apparently wants four more years as Federal Reserve Chairman. At least that's a reasonable conclusion after Mr. Bernanke all but submitted his job application to Barack Obama yesterday by endorsing the Democratic version of fiscal "stimulus."

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spiffie

Yeah, yeah, not my title (although I tried to make it less declarative with my own parenthetical). Still, if the WSJ isn't happy, then that's probably good for Obama.

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#1 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 7:54 AM EDT

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determined0a1

We will be competing with the economy of Bangladesh and Haiti.

Print more money......We are all playing the game of Monopoly

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1 vote

#2 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:05 AM EDT

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spiffie

Bring it on. I was always really good at Monopoly.

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#2.1 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:13 AM EDT

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determined0a1

I will change one of the expensive homes to buy (red color) for an economy kitchen business. All you can eat for $1.00 in the Obama's administration.

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2 votes

#2.2 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:22 AM EDT

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spiffie

Deal, as long as you agree to supply the recipes. (I'm a sucker for a home-cooked meal!)

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2 votes

#2.3 - Tue Oct 21, 2008 9:25 AM EDT

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