Ron,
Bin Laden was considered for "Man of the year" (OK, "person" of the year then
). Hitler WAS "Man of the year". It's not really an award per se, it's recognizing an individual that had the greatest impact on the Nation (perhaps World?), good or bad.
Time Magazine took SO much heat for putting Hitler in there they have shied away from folks that are TO "weird" ever since, (you know, people like Pelosi).
Bernanke has to take some heat along side Bush for the economic disaster. Ben was at the helm when it all went bad, and readily admits he made some serious mistakes. Kind of surprising he actually got a second term in that regard. But RECOGNIZING that he made mistakes and KNOWING how to correct the course laid out is likely his greatest strength!
Pay as you go plan for taxes? Then let's get on with it to fund the Afhganistan war! More war taxes, that's what we need to pay for the surge.