Governor Steve Beshear SLAMS House Democratic budget, suggests possibility of a special session.

According to Governor Beshear, "The budget approved by the House assumes unrealistic savings, pushes excessive debt payments into the future and is likely to force spending cuts and perhaps layoffs ... ."

Continuing, Beshear said "the options would be "a budget reduction order or -- if it was bad enough -- I assume we'd have to have a special session to address it."

The Governor reiterated his call for a $.70 hike in the cigarette tax that was reduced to a nickel by the House Democrats.

Folks, it is starting to look like we may have us a special session to resolve the budget. Why the House won't grow a backbone and pass a decent budget (other than one the assuredly Democratic leaning Louisville Courier-Journal admitted merited no more than what I consider a VERY GENEROUS C-plus) is beyond me. It's up to the Senate Republicans now -- we hope.