STATE OF THE STATE--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, left, and House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, right, applaud Gov. Bob Taft following his State of the State Address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--Gov. Bot Taft gestures during his State of the State Address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. On the right is House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, and in the center is Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--First Lady Hope Taft waves as she is acknowledged during Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State Address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--Senate President Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, gestures as he and House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, give their impressions of Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State Address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wedneday, Jan. 24, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--House Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo, left and Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, offer the Democratic response to Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State Address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)