Thursday, January 26, 2012

Perry stands of Bernanke "treacherous" comment - CBS News

By Corbett B. Daly topics economy, White House, tea party, campaign 2012 Republican presidential candidate, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Walcott, Iowa (credit: Charles Dharapak)

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is not down from his controversial comment that it would agree to "almost treasonous" for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke try to the US economy ahead of the next year elections boost.

"I'm only passionate about the problem and we are what we said," Perry told CNN on Tuesday.

At a Monday appearance in Iowa, said the Texas Governor Bernanke's measures to stimulate the economy from the worst recession since the great depression are "almost treasonous."

"If this guy more money between now and the election will be printed, I do not know what y ' all to him in Iowa do but would we would treat him down in Texas pretty ugly." "Printing more money right now in American history policy play almost treasonous is in my opinion", said Perry about his views on the Federal Reserve the question.

The Fed has trillions of dollars worth of bonds, purchases, that hereafter as "quantitative easing," to keep interest rates low to and purchased the ailing economy cylindrical gear. These purchases the second and allegedly final round ended in June, although the Fed signalled last week, it may provide that a third round of bond purchases to pursue, if the economy remains weak.

The commentary criticized the White House under President George W. Bush and Tony Fratto Karl Rove, a top political strategist for Bush by a number of high-profile Republicans, including former speaker.

"You don't want to blame guilty of Federal Reserve Chairman of being with death, which is what treason is a crime", said Rove on Fox News, where he is now a political analyst.

Rove advised Perry in the past, even though Bush's successor as Governor of Texas is no longer a Rove client.

Perry officially jumped into the race for the White House Saturday and is already a major player. Perry has a two-digit in the course of the former Governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney, lead a survey published on Tuesday.

Reports were interviewed by telephone Rasmussen Perry with 29 percent support from likely Republican primary voters Monday night. Romney Republic Michele Bachmann with 13 percent four gained only 18 per cent, while Minnesota.

Bernanke, who was a top White House economist under Bush before he has fed Chairman in 2006, cut interest rates and serves a variety of extraordinary measures to revive the US economy, which was officially in recession from December 2007 to June 2009.


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