BUDGET CORRECTION HEARINGS--Rep. Jon Peterson, R-Delaware, gestures as he questions Taft budget director Tom Johnson, during the opening day of budget hearings before the House/Senate Conference Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. Also seen is committee chairman Rep. Chuck Calvert, R-Medina. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET CORRECTION HEARINGS--Budget Director Tom Johnson flashes a rare smile as he testifies before the House/Senate Conference Committee, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET CORRECTION HEARINGS--Sen. Eric Fingerhut, D-Cleveland, listens as budget director Tom Johnson responds to one of his questions, during the opening day of hearings of the House/Senate Conference Committee on the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BUDGET CORRECTION HEARINGS--A standing-room only crowd listens to budget director Tom Johnson testify before the House/Senate Conference Committee on the budget, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)