Breakfast Briefing Econ Edition: Bernanke support gains momentum, Peak autos, Stock futures way up...

• With Reconfirmation Vote Imminent, Support for Bernanke Gains Momentum - online.wsj
• Democrats Seek to Skirt Court Ruling on Political Spending - online.wsj
• Peak Autos: America's Love Affair with the Automobile May Be Coming to an End - globaleconomicanalysis
• The Death of Capitalism - zerohedge
• More Fun With (Quietly Revised) Numbers - ritholtz

• Why Paul Volcker is (once again) The Man - ritholtz
• Guest Post: Bernanke Nomination By The Numbers And What Saves Him - zerohedge
• ARC loans: An emergency small business boost that fizzled - Jan. 24, 2010 - money.cnn
• Gas prices drop slightly in last 2 weeks - survey - Jan. 25, 2010 - money.cnn
• How Long Should You Ride This Rally? - fool

• US Q4 GDP: Revival in US Eonomic Growth Unlikely to Budge the Fed - cnbc
• More on Q4 GDP Forecasts - calculatedriskblog
• 'Quants' The Math Whizzes Behind the Crisis - ritholtz
• Financial Crisis - FDIC Mulls Securitizing Banks' Troubled Assets: Report - cnbc
• Good Question: Why Can't IRS Fill in the Blanks? - mjperry

• What Will this Week's Housing Data Suggest? - ritholtz
• Embattled Bernanke Edges Closer to a Second Term - cnbc
• Dollar slips ahead of central bank meetings Currencies - marketwatch
• Platinum Overtaking Gold as Metal of Choice on Autos - businessweek
• Stock futures way up, signal an end to market tumble - investmentnews