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we want more ben and we want him now. but tonight, the truth. there's not enough ben for america. more ben is bad. i'm talking, of course, about this ben, fed chair ben bernanke. today he announced he'll continue so-called operation twist. the goal is to bring down interest rates. theoretically that would spark borrowing, spending and hiring. it would be a panacea to fix the whole problem. but even ben admits his supply of money is drying up. >> monetary policy is not a panacea, it's not going to solve our economic problems. >> the fed fed's drugs didn't come cheap either. there have...

good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, america's drug addiction. it's not cocaine. it's not heroin. it's not even bath salts. we're addicted to ben. we want more ben and we want him now. but tonight, the truth. there's not enough ben for america. more ben is bad. i'm talking, of course, about this ben, fed chair ben bernanke. today he announced he'll continue so-called operation twist. the goal is to bring down interest rates. theoretically that would spark borrowing, spending and hiring. it would be a panacea to fix the whole problem. but even ben admits his supply of m...

historic supreme court chamber here in the capitol building. tonight rick santorum's once little noticed campaign is riding into attention. thanks to the poll here in iowa, santorum is basking in the political spotlight at just the right time, five days before iowa's public caucuses. joe is trying to keep up with a man who is suddenly very money in demand. joe. >> hey, candy. i think you call it steady. that's the word he uses. he's had steady events, a steady flow of people coming out to see him. and rick santorum has been here for a long time, 99 counties, pretty much the only one ...

Unicorn. it didn't exist in the real world. >> ben smith? >> grover, i'm curious, i feel like we've been seeing a ton of you lately. you were on "60 minutes" the other night, you're here. i'm curious if you're running for office and whether you worry about the target you're getting on your back. you used to be washington famous, you're becoming famous, and often that does not end so well for people in washington. >> and it's alex, i want to cut in there too. how does it feel to have -- the president wasn't name checking you, but name checking the pledge. to the question of the national stage, ...