STATE OF THE STATE--Gov. Bob Taft is greeted as he enters the House chamber to deliver his 6th State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, right, and Senate President Doug White, R-Manchester, applaude Republican Governor Bob Taft prior to his State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--First Lady Hope Taft is acknowledged during her husband's State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. To the left of Mrs. Taft is daughter Anna. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--Gov. Bob Taft shakes hands with House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, during his 6th State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. Relations between the two leaders have been strained during the speaker's tenure, however due to term limits speaker Householder won't be on hand for the governor's 7th and 8th address. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--House Minority Leader Chris Redfern, D-Catawba Island, listens to fellow Democrats lambast Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wedneday, Jan. 28, 2004. The minority party doesn't think that the state of the state is so hot. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--Senate Minority Leader Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, gestures as he gives part of the Democratic response to Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. Minority party members are holding recent newspapers stories having to do with the loss of jobs in the state. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

STATE OF THE STATE--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, getures as he lambasts Gov. Bob Taft's State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004. The painting in the background is titled "Perry' s Victory," which commemorates Captain Oliver Hazard Perry's victory over the British in a three hour battle, on September 10, 1813, at Put-in- Bay, on Lake Erie, in the War of 1812. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)