Ron Paul plans to 'take Bernanke down'

Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, will drive home his campaign criticism of the Federal Reserve with a congressional hearing today. According to an email from the political PA Campaign for Liberty, which Paul founded after his 2008 campaign. Paul stands to “take [Federal Reserve Chairman Ben] Bernanke down.”

A fundraising email to supporters announces that Paul and the House Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee are “blowing the lid off the Federal Reserve” in a congressional hearing this week. Bernanke will not appear at the hearing, according to the witness list, which consists of a representative from the Government Accountability Office and two private experts on monetary policy.