a survival tactic on the hill right now. democrats are fearful. and i don t think that david obey and the other retirees, they don t have the stomach for a really tough race. and obey has been here for 40 plus years. i think he decided let me go out on top. there is also the possibility that democrats aren t going to keep the house. i think a lot of the guys are look down the road saying bret: i don t want to be a ranking member. when i held the gavel do i want to hand that off? i want to go off on top. that coupled with the fact i don t think the people have the stomach for the tough races. we are seeing the conservative, blue dog democrats getting out because they don t want to fight. it s obviously the winds are against the democrats in november. they know it. bret: bill? that s right. obey had a tough race in wisconsin; he might have lost his seat but he also probably, he will lose the chairmanship if the democrats lose the house. this tells me, if he thought