How far the mighty have fallen…
Take a look at the picture of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in this Wall Street Journal editorial: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121625005807760049.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries.
I don’t think anything else needs to be said at this time.
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