“The Federal Reserve’s quasi-government takeover of insurance giant American International Group (AIG) this week has increased the criticism of the Fed and particularly Ben Bernanke, according to an article in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal.The days when the Fed Chairman’s presence was revered on Capitol Hill now seem to be a hazy memory. Here is an excerpt from a post I wrote on September 18, 2007 on “The Fed’s Future”:

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