State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, foreground, shrugs his shoulders as he leaves a conversation with state Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, left, Jeff Denham, R-Merced, behind Ashburn, Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, and Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, right, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Monday, Feb. 16, 2008. Ashburn has received pressure relating to which way he should vote on a state budget plan worked out between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

State Sen. Roy Ashburn, R-Bakersfield, foreground, shrugs his shoulders as he leaves a conversation with state Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Los Angeles, left, Jeff Denham, R-Merced, behind Ashburn, Tony Strickland, R-Thousand Oaks, and Dennis Hollingsworth, R-Temecula, right, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. , Monday, Feb. 16, 2008. Ashburn has received pressure relating to which way he should vote on a state budget plan worked out between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders.

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