' “There’s been some tendency on the part of the administration to start throwing around orders to the Legislature, and we just don’t respond to that,” Fairbanks GOP Sen. Pete Kelly, a committee co-chair, said at the time. He added: “I’m not getting into the tax business while I know government is still too big.” '

Yeah...couple of things there, Pete...
1. You don't seem to respond to polite requests, either.  Nor logic, reason, fiscal reality, etc.  About the only thing you seem to respond to, is the whims of the oil lobby, and ALEC.
2. On that part about government being too big...why only now, do you have a problem with the size of gov't?  In fact, weren't you an integral part of that growth?  I'm pretty sure you were.