I don’t get it. Bush barely knows this guy. He’s eminently qualified. What’d the administration see in him?

Update: Snark aside, Tyler Cowen’s got the goods. Bernanke seems like a sound choice. Given the importance of the Fed, we should be really, really pleased Bush didn’t muck this one up.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.