Human Events recently asked 13 Senators if they'd take a stand and pledge to vote against tax increases if they win re-election this November. When asked "Will you pledge to vote against all tax increases in your next term?" they were met with some interesting answers.

"Who are you with again?" -- Sen. Max Cleland, D-GA
"Of course not..." -- Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL
"I'm not going to raise income taxes, which are the important ones." -- Sen. John Kerry, D-MA
"I don't think so... I would freeze the Bush [tax] cut." -- Sen. Carl Levin, D-MI
"Well sometimes a tax increase is... Well, that's my answer, I guess." -- Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-AL
"I don't do interviews on the fly." -- Sen. Paul Welstone, D-MN