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	<description>One person's quest to make sense of a senseless American economy and society.</description>
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		<title>Bernanke A &#8220;National Hero&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2009/06/24/bernanke-a-national-hero</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, the propaganda has begun to build around our current Fed Chairman, Ben Bernanke, as evidenced by this small blurb in the morning&#8217;s Financial Times: Challenges Mount For &#8216;National Hero&#8217; Bernanke Of course, the gushing comments come from two prominent figures of the short-sighted, slash-and-burn corporate America that rules over our country: Jack Welch and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress to Bernanke: &#8220;Why Aren&#8217;t Your Rate Cuts Buoying Stocks?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2008/04/02/congress-to-bernanke-why-arent-your-rate-cuts-buoying-stocks</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paraphrasing Congresswoman Sanchez who asked Bernanke why stocks jump in the aftermath of rate cuts only to sell off harder once the afterglow wears off. She questioned whether the Fed&#8217;s tools were no longer sufficient for the current crisis. Of course, the right answer is the Fed is not interested in propping up stock market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back From the Hospital</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2008/01/30/back-from-the-hospital</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2008/01/30/back-from-the-hospital#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the absence but it couldn&#8217;t be helped &#8212; docs think it was a passed gall stone combined with an antibiotic-induced pancreatitis. I haven&#8217;t eaten anything since Thursday. Luckily, they had cable but I&#8217;ve got to be honest &#8212; CNBC is a wasteland during market hours. Fast Money and Cramer were the only shows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helicopter Ben&#8217;s Big Day of Fun</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/12/11/helicopter-bens-big-day-of-fun</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/12/11/helicopter-bens-big-day-of-fun#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obviously, the Fed will cut today. Whether it be 25 or 50 bp, I&#8217;m leaning toward the latter but really, I&#8217;m not that vested in today&#8217;s decision. I&#8217;m positioned to benefit in the intermediate-term from the Fed&#8217;s obvious easing cycle. Whether that happens today or over the course of the next year isn&#8217;t important (and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fannie &amp; Freddie: Bernanke Wants to Hand the Keys To These Guys?</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/20/fannie-freddie-bernanke-wants-to-hand-the-keys-to-these-guys</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/20/fannie-freddie-bernanke-wants-to-hand-the-keys-to-these-guys#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Bernanke&#8217;s testimony a couple of weeks ago in Washington, Helicopter Ben suggested that Fannie and Freddie be allowed to raise the caps on loans they can accept to help alleviate pressure in the mortgage-backed securities market. This proposal elicited a violent reaction from me. If Chuck Schumer manages to get this proposal enacted, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fed Credibility Shot to Pieces</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/19/fed-credibility-shot-to-pieces</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any person who has ever interacted with dogs on a regular basis knows that you need to establish that you are the leader of the pack and that it (the dog) needs to follow you. Failing this, you will lose control, with varying destructive consequences (depending on the dog, of course). Back at the beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic Word: Stagflation</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/the-magic-word-stagflation</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/the-magic-word-stagflation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I predicted a few nights ago that the word &#8220;stagflation&#8221; would re-enter the mainstream lexicon. A Congressman just put the term to Bernanke and said we may be facing a replay of the 70s. Of course, Bernanke, quickly becoming a political creature, refused to fess up to the truth and just dismissed the possibility.]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Paul Rips Bernanke a New One</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/ron-paul-rips-bernanke-a-new-one</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/ron-paul-rips-bernanke-a-new-one#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our hero, Ron Paul, put the lie to the official line that a weakening dollar doesn&#8217;t affect Americans since they buy goods priced in dollars. Bernanke tried to respond that other than imported goods, the weakening dollar doesn&#8217;t hurt Americans. Paul responded that seniors on a fixed-income are seeing their cost-of-living go through the roof, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ducking the Question</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/ducking-the-question</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/ducking-the-question#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing with our blow-by-blow breakdown of Ben Bernanke&#8217;s testimony: A Congressman just pointed out that Bernanke made a bad prediction 7 months ago regarding the severity of the housing crisis while that Congressman was correct in his prediction that supply would reach 10 months. The politician then asked Bernanke what the impact would be, using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here We Go &#8212; Time to Socialize the Losses</title>
		<link>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/here-we-go-time-to-socialize-the-losses</link>
		<comments>http://enlightened-american.com/2007/11/08/here-we-go-time-to-socialize-the-losses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Davy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bernanke is testifying as I type this and he just made the suggestion that the Federal Government help the mortgage crisis by guaranteeing Freddie &#38; Fannie&#8217;s exposure to allow those GSEs to buy and package more loans. Of course, they&#8217;ll underestimate exposure to possible losses from these mortgages and the taxpayer will be left holding [...]]]></description>
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