VETO DIALOG--Gov. Bob Taft, right, counts on his fingers as he chats with House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, following an event honoring the Aladdin Temple Shriners, on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, June 15, 2001. Taft recently vetoed 49 items in the General Assembly's budget bill, however Householder's House will begin the process of overturning some of the vetoes prior to the begining of the fiscal year on July 1. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

HOUSEHOLDER BECOMES HOUSESPEAKER--Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer administers the oath to House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, during the opening of the 124th General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

SCHOOL FUNDING--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, holds his two-year old son Luke during a news conference concerning his school-funding plan, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, March 12, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

REALLY BIG NEWS CONFERENCE--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, gestures as he is joined by most of the 59 members of his caucus during a news conference to unveil the Republican legislative agenda for the 124th General Assembly, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

SLAM-DUNK BUDGET BILL--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, shares a laugh with Minority Leader Dean DePiero, D-Parma, during session, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. The speaker had the last laugh as the House approved the budget correction bill 53-46 without the hearing of amendments or debate. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)

BROWN BAGGING IT WITH THE SPEAKER--House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, munches on a grilled cheese sandwich, as he reflects on the past year, with Statehouse reporters, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2001. (Photoj.com/Jack Kustron)