Yesterday Big Ben Bernanke took the stand to talk about the economy… I sat here in amazement with his disconnection to the goings-on in the economy… He still believes the economy will be stronger in the second half of the year… Of course, one only has to question that if he really believes that, then [...] Bernanke Says US Economy is “Close to Faltering” originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning . The Daily Reckoning provides over 400,000 readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas.