Bernanke is one vote closer to retirement. Fox Business reports that Alabama Sentor Jeff Sessions has said that he will not vote to reconfirm Ben Bernanke. A recent Senate poll of Bernanke support indicates the following (partial) results: of 34 senators polled, 5 (all democrats) are still undecided, 17 support Bernanke (13 Democrats, 4 Republicans), while 1213 support the Pink Slip (78 Republicans, 5 Democrats/Indeps). 41 are needed for Bernanke to take a hike.