"Fingers In The Wind"

I received this update from a former staffer on the Senate Banking Committee:

Just an anonymous observation, but as a former staffer for one of these Senators, I'll just point out the obvious: most of them have their fingers in the wind right now. They're leaning to confirm BB, because they don't want to be out on a limb, and there's a lot of talk coming from Wall Street that continuity is absolutely necessary to maintain investor confidence, and that BB is critical in this regard. On the other hand, they recognize that the Fed is very unpopular. If they see signs of strong sentiment against the Fed, they may vote against him, but this is all about politics right now.

The word going around is that tomorrow's hearing has suddenly become a lot more important than it was just a few days ago.