i hope to have more information butyou at a soon date today, i want to focus on monetary policy and preferred not to talk about my own plans. >> you mentioned that tighter fiscal conditions are a concern for the committee as you guys think about whether or not it's appropriate to reduce asset purchases. what do you all expect to be able to do in the future when you actually do begin to pull back asset purchases to manage expectations and managed the market reactions such that we don't see another increase in rates? >> what's the relationship between the pullback and fiscal policy? >> i'm sorry, i meant financial conditions. sure, part of the reaction that we have seen comes from a number of sources. part of it comes from improved economic news. that's part of the reason why rates have gone up in other countries as well as the united states. to the extent that tighter financial conditions reflect a better outlook, that is a good thing, that is not a problem at all. the views reflects about monetary policy and that we want to make sure we get straight. that's why, to answer the earlier question

interesting, i've done a couple of stories over last few years, this changed at the beginning of the year, butyou went back to last year, the congressional budget office which is the scorekeener for the congress and the government, basically, if congress got out of the picture and let laws take effect, if it let the tax increases that were built into effect and let the spending cuts take effect, the government's financial picture got a lot better a lot quicker than it did when congress started meddling with those keeping tax rates low and keeping spending higher. so, you know, this is one of those classic debates, and every time i do the futility index, i have conservatives saying i wish congress didn't do anything. we'd be in better shape. and so, you know, it's a classic fight we have. the question is how far along are voters in deciding what exactly they want out of their government and conveying that to their folks. >> host: more than 60% of economists say fed policymakers will dial back their 85 billion in monthly government bond purchases when they meet tuesday and wednesday, almost a third