Transparency and accountability in politics and economics should always be our goal as a free society. The process of clarity and answerability is mandatory if we are to believe in and support the actions of those that represent us in Washington, DC and on Wall Street. As we watch the combining of the bills in the House of Representatives and the Senate, we should all pay close attention to the language, refusing to endorse any statute that fails to call for an ongoing and thorough audit the Federal Reserve. To the degree that officials, both in Congress and at the Fed, balk at the thought of transparency, we should push for even tougher language.

Taking a look at the Bernanke Books can only be a good thing.

We should never tolerate secrecy in the spending and lending of our currency; nothing good can come from that type of stealth.

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