Congressional Kangaroos Hold Court

The kangaroos are holding court on Capitol Hill, where a House committee suspects Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke of preventing another economic train wreck. Bernanke was perp-walked last week in televised hearings that explored his role in the acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America. (In case you don’t know the term, a perp walk occurs when the authorities parade an arrested suspect, usually handcuffed, in front of news …