Glen L.

Replace Ben Bernanke with Paul Volcker

@Dave Wrixon: "Wouldn't you just be replacing the Lies of the Present with the Lies of the Past that most intelligent thinkers can already see past?"

Which lies of the past?

Extending the author's baseball analogy....

So Obama (the manager) pulls Bernanke (pitcher) because, well, he sucks. Brings in Volcker, the old vet, who serves up the same pitch he used back in the 80's: the high hard one. High interest rates, hard times, that is. Back then he saved Manager Reagan's job, but in order to keep the winning streak going Reagan prevailed on the team owners to spend, spend, spend and eventually the major opposition, the Moscow Reds, went bankrupt trying to compete. But the Washington Pinks were slowly going bankrupt themselves, eventually spending more than all the other teams combined, far outstripping their revenue stream and borrowing from successful teams in the minor leagues. Everyone with a lick of sense knew this would lead to Washington suffering the same fate as Moscow.

Well, now the most successful minor league team, the Beijing Capitals, has been promoted to the big leagues and is challenging the Washington team for the championship. And they own Washington's stadium, the bats and balls, and most of the ushers and hot dog hawkers speak Chinese. When Obama brings in Volcker and his high hard one, throwing at their players' heads and threatening their investment, they'll turn the lights off and send Washington down to the minors.

Gimme the ball, Obama.