Greenspan was reappointed as Fedhead. This is kind of a no-shit event, but the reappointment was late in the making and I was getting the feeling that ol’ Dubya would appoint one of his cronies. But my fears were laid to rest by an article I found via Google news. The best part is that, being as it’s a British publication, it has that unmistakable British wit:

Mr Greenspan is famed for an opaque speaking style that leaves much to interpretation, and a chronically bad back.

The article quotes Bush:

Mr Bush said: "Alan Greenspan has done a superb job as chairman. I have great continuing confidence in his economic stewardship."

“The economy tanked as soon as I took office, and while this is probably just a product of the rise and fall of the economic cycle, it most definitely was also a result of the common knowledge that I have no fucking idea how to run an economy or a country. So everyone freaked out and, basically, that opaque wrinkled guy is my only hope.”