hipmatt, if you are interested in triggering a discussion about Fed policies or actions, you may get a better response if you just phrase it differently. Let’s face it, fellow-bloggers best qualified to generate an illuminating discussion on this topic won’t normally get interested by “Ben Bernanke’s an idiot”.
I’m not defending BB’s policies. I am just pointing out that your calling him an economic idiot gives us more information about you than about him.
As for honesty, people who say everything on their minds without regard to the impact on other people are generally considered to be handicapped. You wouldn’t want that kind of person in an important national leadership role.
I really don’t mean to be as curt as this post sounds. I do look forward to any new thread you want to start discussing fed policies or anything objective like that.
