christine in fairness, none of us are running for anything. in fairness, there are a lot of indicators out there that suggest slow and steady possible recovery. still low interest rates, still a good deal to buy a house in most markets, seeing an increase in property prices over the last year, remarkable returns on the stock market, an increase friday in consumer confidence and retail spending. dollar lot of things on the positive side of the ledger. two things people feel, job and house. those two things haven t improved. theyoit weigh almost everything else. where people are seeing improvements, ali, it s companies. a great snapback for corporate profits but they are sitting on cash. they are having discussions in board rooms whether they should be buying back shares or giving a dividend to investors, not necessarily whether they should be hiring people.