Praying for his compadres at Sachs, that they would grow another set of arms and hands, the better to grab up the cash.

The comments on your "Finally, Some Decent Conspiracy Theory for a Change" post below are closed; therefore I'm posting the following from Cryptogon here:
Florida and Iowa Quarantine Documents.

Re your present post:



Shall we make a collection of these and entitle it "The "Praying Fantasist?"

"The "Praying Phantasmist?" sounds better...

Bernanke isn't praying. He's thanking Mammon for all the gifts he''s received in exchange for his loyal service.

"...all the gifts he's received..."
Dongdives and rooterblasts? Yeah, I s'pose, although in his case it's probably a good bet that he is at least vaguely familiar with the principles espoused in Acts 20:35: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." How else did he get re-hired?

"How else did he get re-hired?"

He's a pirate that knows to share the lucre.

I won't assume that he's familiar with any spiritual teachings.

It looks like to me like he's praying his arse doesn't end up in Hell. As it should, unless he finds a way to redeem himself.

Re-Appointed Fed Chief Ben Bernanke Didn't Get Us Out of the Economic Crisis, He Helped Cause It

When and if recovery does develop, he will be under intense pressure from financial interests to put on the brakes and head off any threat of inflation. The chorus of "hard money" advocates is already singing that siren song: raise interest rates before the economy gets too healthy. If Bernanke follows through on their demands, the president may come to regret his choice.

While the big media led cheers for Bernanke's reappointment, I was out in Decatur, Illinois, with a group of ordinary citizens who confronted the Fed for its failure to address the real pain and loss people are suffering. The Central Illinois Organizing Project brought together 500 people on a Saturday morning to deliver their own demands to the three Fed officials in attendance (Bernanke was invited but did not show). Among the propositions was a brilliant challenge to the central bank: the Fed should use its awesome influence (and maybe some of its money) to organize an investment consortium of banks to finance some real-life development projects in Peoria and Pekin. This could be a pilot project that demonstrates how this venerable institution can reform itself by serving the broader public interest.

The grassroots plans, properly grounded in analysis, were impressive -- common-sense ideas for improving lives and communities. If the Federal Reserve urged bankers to do the lending, the bankers would surely listen. Will Bernanke consider this or other such ideas? Don't hold your breath. That is what's fundamentally wrong with Bernanke and the Fed. They don't serve this public. They don't even see it.

P.S. (re: sidebar)

Love doesn't make the world go 'round... it's what makes the ride worthwhile.

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