Much like a big prize fight, football game, or some other sporting event, Governor Dayton and the Republican-controlled Legislature are now staring eyeball to eyeball in the high stakes game of setting the 2012-2013 biennial budget. Both sides have established a position they are comfortable with and are sure the other side will blink first.

So what’s going to happen next? Well, the best way to figure out what is going to happen next is to break down and analyze the numbers that face the Governor and legislative leadership.