Ben Bernanke actually said...

I do not think many people, including many good friends of mine on both sides of the aisles, would argue that tax cuts fully pay for themsel...

I think we are the premier economy, we are the safe haven, we have a strong interest in maintaining that status.

What we need is an armistice between Republicans and Democrats to solve this problem.

If you determine that you want to change it, we will, of course, do whatever you assign us to do.