Bernanke's reappointment

Bernanke's reappointment:

Ben Bernanke Reconfirmed: Will He Get the Message?
Mark Thoma, Maximum Utility, January 28, 2010
The Senate voted 70-30 to reconfirm Ben Bernanke as Fed chair for another four years.
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/maximum-utility/ben-bernanke-reconfirmed-will-he-get-the-message/416/

A Colossal Failure Of Governance: The Reappointment of Ben Bernanke
Simon Johnson, The Baseline Scenario, January 28, 2010
Ultimately, sensible democratic governance prevails in the United States. Sometimes it takes a while.
http://baselinescenario.com/2010/01/28/a-colossal-failure-of-governance-the-reappointment-of-ben-bernanke/

Now confirmed, Bernanke must rebuild confidence
Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post, January 29, 2010
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/28/AR2010012803495.html?wprss=rss_opinions
Now that the Senate has confirmed him for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve , Ben Bernanke has, or ought to have, a very simple agenda: improve confidence.