DEM'S BUDGET PROPOSAL--Wearing buttons and standing in front of a sign reading "It's about the future Bob," Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, ranking member of the Finance Committee, gestures during a news conference concerning amendments that the Democrats will offer to the budget-correction bill, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. Also seen are, from left: Senate Minority Leader Leigh Herington, D-Ravenna, Sen. Greg DiDonato, D-New Philadelphia, Sen. Fingerhut, and Sen. Mark Mallory, D-Cincinnati. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

WEINGART FOR SEC. OF STATE-- Rep. James Trakas, R-Independence, right, gestures as he introduces former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Lee Weingart, during Weingart's announcement that he will seek the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. Rep. Trakas is chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Party. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

WEINHGART MUG--This is a mug shot of former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Lee Weingart, announcing that his is a candidate for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)