Bill Clinton to Campaign in Wisconsin for Barrett

      This is a good sign as it contradicts the GOP triumphalism you've been hearing a lot of lately. With Walker opening up as much as a seven point lead over recall challenger Tom Barrett (52-45) many Repugs have already been declaring victory.

      Rush Limbaugh was gloating that the only thing that can hurt Walker is Republican complacency. He also taunted that while Obama has no accomplishments to run on Walker does so he's winning because the people of Wisconsin know this.

       It's all a little overdone but then the GOP has never been known for modesty or restraint. The phrase 'give em an inch they take a mile" was coined by someone who had dealt with too many Republicans. Who can forget how much they have overreached since November 2010?

       "Two Democratic sources say Bill Clinton is heading to Wisconsin to support Tom Barrett ahead of Tuesday's recall election."

       "That Clinton would agree to go at this date may mean the race against Scott Walker is showing signs of being tighter than public polls have indicated."

        "And it is a big commitment by a major Democrat, at a time when others have kept a bit of distance."

           http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/05/clinton-to-wisconsin-for-barrett-124930.html

           Look I know that if Walker does pull it out we'll barely be able to breath the air Limbaugh and company will stink up the air so bad with their farts but the fact is that it's interesting how victory is measured.

           Since Walker declared war on the public unions they had five GOP state senators put up for recall with two of them going down to defeat and now Walker is up for recall. Bear in mind that even getting him up for recall required hundreds of thousands of signatures.

           If anything you expect a recall to be an uphill battle. On balance even if Walker does pull it out it hasn't been easy. Of course he hasn't won yet.

           Even if he wins he may be leaving office soon which is why he's the first Governor with his own criminal defense fund.
           When you add the success already joined in recall efforts in Wisconsin and Ohio where Kasich's anti union bill itself was recalled it's pretty selective to call Walker managing to outlast Barrett a mandate for conservatism.

            The GOP never wins elections. Every time they win we hear it's a mandate. The people have spoken. They are Ronald Reagan conservatives and will never vote Democrat ever, ever again. Until the next time they do. So Reagan in 1980 was  a mandate as was Newt in 1994. Then the Tea Party in 2010. Now if Walker wins it will be another mandate.

             Really it's amazing it's so close when outside groups have poured in money from outside the state favoring Walker by 20 to 1. Like Mitt Romney once said: "Corporations are people my friend."