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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Picture of the Day - Bernanke


(Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke pauses while discussing the near-term economic outlook during testimony before the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook))

A surprise 3/4 point rate cut this morning.

posted by mikevotes at 8:08 AM

6 Comments:

  • Stockmarket sell-off not as bad as most pundits predicted. Bargain hunters most likely. Time will tell.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:22 AM  

  • I'm not freaking out. It's not going to be good, but it's hardly people jumping off buildings.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 11:00 AM  

  • I believe this photo was taken while Dana Perino, Bush's press secretary, was explaining the "genius" of Bush's economic policies.

    By Blogger -epm, at 1:59 PM  

  • I heard a clip earlier today from Bush's "confident in the economy" introdyuction of his stimulus package (just last Friday?)

    It sounded so out of touch.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 2:07 PM  

  • Well consumers should be happy. They can run up more debt.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 2:26 PM  

  • Well, maybe that next mp3 player will finally fill the void in my life......

    I haven't gone HD yet. Maybe that's why I'm unhappy.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 3:34 PM  

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