mr. kasich. let me go next to governor patrick. your legislature has just sent you a budget that, i have to say looks a lot more republican than democrat-- in massachusetts, of all places. it limits bargaining rights of state workers. there are deep cuts in the programs for the poor. no tax increases. i guess, for the benefit of the reporters for massachusetts and the people up there watching this morning, are you going to sign this budget, governor? >> well, there's a lot to like in this budget, because it follows my own budget proposals. it's not correct though that the reforms that we have pursued and pursued successfully in municipal health care, just like in transportation or education, we have had labor at the table. they have a significant and meaningful role because that's a value choice we've made. we've also, just like my colleagues on the show and my colleagues around the country, had to make deep cuts in a whole host of programs in order to balance our budget. but those reforms and also investments in the things we know