The Ron Pauls of the world, with their addiction to deregulation, did more to cause this crisis than Ben Bernanke ever could have.
I don't think that is entirely fair. The deregulators are quite content with abolishing the welfare state while growing the rest. The Ron Pauls want to cut down the whole structure. No one listens to them. Wait this is important. Someone is wrong on the Internet.
Not quite true. He's popular in Colorado Springs... :-)