I thought the Republicans in the state assembly wanted nothing to do with new taxes. Nothing. No new gas, new car, new repair, new sales, new anything taxes. They want the whole hole in the budget taken out of the budget. Are they becoming irrelevant next year? Why would the drawl the line this year and not next year? Are they being bought off the same way they were in the house with the 700 billion bailout? I dont doubt you, but there is a road block right now in the assembly that I just dont know how they are gonna break it.