Cheesehead rant

So it appears that there will be two recall elections in Wisconsin in July. One on the recall of 6 Republicants, and another on the recall of 3 Democrats. The recall of the Republicants was going to happen; the signatures in place were more than sufficient. And despite allegations of fraud and out of state handling of signatures for the recall of the 3 Democrats, there are sufficient signatures to proceed with their recall as well.

Good.

I'm not going to do what a lot of the left blogosphere has done and cry foul. These are the rules in Wisconsin and everyone has to play by them equally. But more than that this is a real test of whether or not Wisconsin can reverse course or not. Sure many of us in and outside of that state (I'm outside) want a specific outcome, but whether or not it actually happens will depend upon the voters themselves, and whether or not they've finally grown tired of all the bullshit or if they've succumbed to it.

I don't know which is correct, but I do believe that the outcome of these two elections will be a good indicator of which it is. I hope the answer is that we've finally grown tired of it all - but given how the recent Supreme Court election in Wisconsin went, I think it's too early to tell. I think the next 45 days are going to be ugly as sin (we're already seeing dirty tricks that would make Nixon blush) and I think a lot more is riding on what happens there than most people are publicly acknowledging.

The Republicants in Wisconsin decided that this was their battleground; that this was the place where they would implement the things they wanted done, from busting unions to wholesale firings of teachers, firefighters and police, to placing restrictions unheard of in Wisconsin on women's reproductive rights… the list is rather long. So the question really is, are the people of Wisconsin - one of the great union states with a history of people power - going to slide into ruin or take back what is theirs?

Either result will be a bell-weather of things to come for our country.

Cheap shots:

Um, excuse me, but doesn't this mean that we'll be paying more out of pocket next April 15 to make up the difference?

Newt might be fucked.

Someone please tase David Barton.

Yeah, but it will make a great prop for the remake of 2001; A Space Odyssey.

Seems to me that if you run for President you should know the difference between exaggeration and alliteration.

I wonder if the remaining money got left to any puppies. Or anyone claiming to be her puppy.

Dude, stop hitting yourself!

I am honestly curious how this will play out.

Hey! Maybe we're getting smarter!

Props.

Sometimes facebook just goes too far.

And because I love you, Shout Out Louds