But there are those who hold him responsible for destroying the U.S. manufacturing sector. I doubt he’ll win any popularity contests south of the border either, as his policies helped precipitate the Latin American debt crisis.
Tight money whipped inflation, but at a high price in unemployment and homelessness. I think that given the unenviable situation, he picked the lesser of two evils. Given the current situation, I can only hope that Bernanke has more than one evil to choose from …