"A Series Of Stumbles"

I've predicted several times in the past (most recently in this post about a month ago) that Ben Bernanke's tenure might prove to be short one.

Expect this sort of chatter to start popping up more frequently now.

What's scary (but not surprising) is the growing criticism of him for failing to "protect the U.S. economy" from the recent turmoil. In a microphone and keyboard democracy, people get the kind of monetary policy they demand.