Why do GOP candidates always say they would fire Ben Bernanke?

[Tx4obama]

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve can NOT be 'fired' by The President.

[banned from Kos]

1. to appeal to their wingnut base

the crisis HAD to be governments fault.

CRA, Barney Frank, and Fannie Mae!

[ozone_man]

2. But the president did nominate him.

And that sticks to Obama like glue.

[Tx4obama]

3. But the point is that if one of the GOP'ers became pres they could NOT fire Bernanke. n/t

[KurtNYC]

4. They do polls and focus groups

they ask voters what they want to hear
and then they say it

I'm serious. It's that simple.

[On the Road]

5. Is This Supposed to be a Partisan Thing?

I mean, Bernanke *is* a Republican appointment.