If you want to paint Bernanke as a socialist, there are better ways to do it than by asking him if he loaned money to Saddam Hussein.
It isn’t a matter of whether or not Bernanke is a “socialist.”
It is a matter of whether or not the Fed is authorized to conduct foreign policy. They’re not.
Paul didn't asked whether "he" loaned money to Saddam. He asked whether the Fed did and whether Bernanke (as current head of the Fed) would open up the records on this issue and others. The question of whether Bernanke, as head of the Fed, would open the records about possible past corrupt pratices of his agency is no legitimate than the question of whether he is a socialist. Congressmen ask these questions all time about past behavior and the federal government has had many, many investigations to uncover such behavior, such as the recent Emmett Till investigation.
BTW, you apparently do not think Bernanke is a socialist? Why?
300 supporters for his Audit the Fed ~ Ron Paul is leading the charge against Ben Bernanke and his merry band of shysters!