And they say it will be when hell freezes over that they will accept anything remotely like a stimulus bill or any kind of a proposal you have out there to stimulate job growth through spending.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference

Besides, the state's would-be budget-balancers have tried almost everything else they can think of short of imposing a personal income tax, which may come when hell, or at any rate Houston, freezes over.

ECONOMIST: Or, when is a new tax not a new tax?