"Skies darken for Ben Bernanke nomination"
Posted by Matt Hawes on 12/18/09 11:19 AM
Yesterday's 16-7 Senate Banking Committee vote to approve Bernanke's nomination to a second term as Fed Chairman was not all smooth sailing. In her piece out today, Politico's Victoria McGrane looks at the potential trouble ahead for Bernanke.
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"It's not the foregone conclusion it was a couple of weeks ago," said Brian Gardner, a bank analyst with Keefe, Bruyette & Woods....
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Read the rest:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/30759.html
Remember, the key issue here is not Bernanke's confirmation. No matter who becomes the Chairman for the next term, they're still going to be at the helm of the world's greatest counterfeiting machine.
Thanks to strong stands by Senators DeMint, Vitter, Bunning, and Sanders, we can use this process to push for a standalone vote on Audit the Fed.
Source: http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=30498