Rell budget

In a meeting with Gov. Rell last week, she acknowledge that she's heard the criticism of not taking advantage of her political capitol and using it to push forward programs and ideas. She then reached over and grabbed her notes on her two-year budget proposal and said, "This is all my political capital."

Rell is anticipating a difficult budge battle with Democrats...and she took the airwaves Monday night to speak directly to the citizens of Connecticut in what is obviously her attempt to use her popularity to force Democrats to deal.

Tomorrow at noon, she releases her budget....

Then the dealing begins....