td height & v-align

[duagyeq]

I have a table that has one row and two columns. The left column has a java script scrolling marquee in an input box and the other just shows a message. The left column is v-aligned top and the right column is v-aligned middle. Further the height of the table itself is a little too much (it is at 27px and I want it 15-20). I am using styles and I can not get the left column to v-align:middle or change the height of the table/row/tds no matter what I do. I have looked all over and I can not see any height parameters that would apply to this object in my style sheet, my page-level style declaration, or my inline styles. Is there something that I am missing?

Thanks!