Jeff Merkley does not ♥ Ben Bernanke

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is still undecided as to whether or not Fed chief Ben Bernanke deserves another four years at the helm of the nation's central bank - skip to about the 1:45 mark for details.

... something about a conflict of interest where the head of the nation's banking cartel failed miserably in his consumer protection duties, begging the question, "What would really expect the fox guarding the hen house to do? Guard it?"

Oddly, among all of Bernanke's other transgressions that were discussed in gory detail last week during his confirmation hearing, this one barely got a mention.