we have to think forward when we read through the fed. >> let me turn to neil irwin.has been asked before and he has routinely swatted away the questions like an annoying fly about whether he would accept or is even thinking about another term at the fed. what do you think is going to happen? he's got ten months to go. >> look, it's hard to imagine that he wants another term. he's worked very hard for the last seven years and counting. he's tired. he's fought the crisis. he's dealt with the aftermath of the crisis. i think he would just as soon get a nice lucrative book contract like tim geithner did and have a little more leisurely pace. this crisis, this difficult time isn't going away anytime soon. he has a difficult ten months ahead. i think if he is asked, he will deflect once again and certainly not pledge that he would really consider it if he gets the offer. >> all right, mike is with me here on the floor of the nyse. mr. bernanke might not want another term but there are a lot of people on the floor who would like him to take another term given the fact that