Burlison holding out hope

There were a lot of changes of heart in the House regarding the stimulus spending package, but Rep. Eric Burlison's (R-Springfield) face-saving explanation may be the oddest (so far). Burlison says that Budget Chair Allen Icet somehow convinced him that his support of HB22 would "help leverage the Senate in negotiations over the House's half-percent income tax cut." 

This just doesn't make sense. There's no indication that the Senate is going to take up the tax cut plan, so it seems that Burlison is an extremely optimistic guy, was duped by Icet, or isn't giving a straight answer on why he changed his mind.