Bernanke's cocks? He has two? In all fairness to Bernanke, he inherited this mess from Greenspan. On the other hand, I have no doubt he knew what he was getting into from the outset. I don't feel bad for the guy. Seen his salary? He, in my opinion, is the most influential person in America, on economic issues. What he says moves markets globally. That is one hell of a reckoning, considering the US citizen has no say over who is appointed to that position... and we cannot fire him.
I guess he was a Fed member during Greenspan times moreover he was the guy who really pushed all those easy money he was worried about deflation in 2002 and he wanted to deliver money with helicopters even with rates about 1%