I Want Whatever Simon Johnson Is Smoking
• Economic Policy JournalSJ writes: It’s not clear if Bernanke has become too close to the banking industry or too captured by his staff, but in any case Treasury feels that he is not fully on board. If the administration really wants to put the economy on a path to sustainable bubble-free growth, it looks increasingly likely that it will want to replace Bernanke when his term is up early next year. Secretary Geithner is the most plausible replacement.
