For what it's worth, I just ran into a financial advisor friend who said that everybody who hasn't seen Bernanke's appearance on 60 Minutes needs to find it on-line and watch it. He came away from watching the interview convinced that Bernanke is the right man for the job. My friend is a total economics/finance junky. Very knowledgeable and successful at what he does. I think he tends to the Republican side of things but has been voting for some moderate Democrats in recent years.