Fox News has a good recap on the gathering storm of congressional support for Ron Paul's effort to introduce greater transparency at the Federal Reserve.
So far, 245 co-sponsors have lined up, but as any good Merchant/Ivory film would tell you -- it wasn't always this way.
Paul attracted just 18 co-sponsors when he authored a similar bill, which died, in 1983. While the impact Fed policies have on inflation is once again a concern, fears about loose monetary policy and excessive federal spending appear even more widespread in 2009.
Paul's bill is currently languishing in the hands of Barney Frank's committee, but Fox notes that Frank's promised to give the bill a fair shake.
