STATE OF THE STATE--Gov. Bob Taft is greeted as he enters the House chamber to deliver his 5th State of the State address, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

TAFT-BRADLEY INAUGURATION--Anna Taft administers the Oath of Office to her father Gov. Bob Taft, while First Lady Hope Taft holds the family bible, during the Inauguration, at the Ohio Theatre, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2003. The family bible is the same one that was used in the swearing-in of his great-grandfather President William Howard Taft in 1909. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

TAFT'S PAINFUL BUDGET CUTS-- Gov. Bob Taft speaks during a news conference where he announced cuts in aid to education, assistance to senior citizens, as well as drug and alcohol treatment services, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, March 5, 2003. The Republican governor blamed the Republican controlled General Assembly for the cuts. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE BILL--Gov. Bob Taft is surrounded by doctors, as he whoops-it-up after signing Senate Bill 281 into law, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2003. The bill limits non economic damage awards in medical injury lawsuits. Others in the photo include Ohio State Medical Association president Dr. John Thomas, far right, bill sponsor Sen. David Goodman, R-Bexley, next to Dr. Thomas, Rep. Timothy Grendell, behind Sen. Goodman, R-Chesterland, and Insurance Commissioner Ann Wormer Benjamin, to the right of Gov. Taft. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

BITTER BUDGET--Gov. Bob Taft gestures while Budget Director Tom Johnson grimaces during an unveiling of the proposed $49.2 billion two-year budget, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003. The budget includes cuts in various state programs and tax hikes. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)

HOLIDAY GOV--Gov. Bob Taft applauds the efforts of state workers during the State Employees Holiday Food Basket Drive Celebration, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003. State employees collected goods that will benefit the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. (Jack Kustron/Photoj.com)