Danger lies in threat to Fed independence

Washington Post by Alan Blinder | Nov. 19, 2009 (Special Report)

H.R. 1207 seems innocuous enough. The overall question it raises sounds fair: After all, why should the Fed be immune from audit? Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Ben Ross - Nov 20, 2009 - 11:04 AM PST
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 by Ben Ross - Nov. 20, 2009

This journalism is blatantly pro inside the beltway partisan. Many unsupported conventional wisdoms regurgitated.

Two maverick rep's Paul and Grayson, have upset the status quo, and WoPo predictably jumps to the support monolithic governmental secrecy. Fire dog lake and the union movement are to be commended. This is a Great day for democracy, lets audit the IRS next.

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