Jackson's raids produced the exact effect Robert E.Lee had wanted.
VOA: special.2009.09.17
Although some are expecting some form of QE3, Bernanke may need to provide a surprise in order to juice the stock market, which continues to be one of his goals (i.e. wealth effect).
Members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law recently held a hearing on three of the bills, aimed at fixing the problem on behalf of state and local governments--which depend on sales taxes to support police, fire, and other crucial services--and calming fears about the negative effect of e-commerce on their tax bases.