Wisconsin Holds the Line

Heritage  "The liberal political machine was in full throttle. Millions of dollars in campaign ads streamed on TV. An army of union workers descended on the state in a massive grassroots voter mobilization effort. But when the dust settled, the smoke cleared, and the votes were counted, the conservative majority that swept into Wisconsin last November remained intact last night despite an unprecedented recall effort designed to bring an end to Governor Scott Walker’s reforms."

Republicans hold off Dems in recalls, win enough seats to keep majority in Senate   "Republicans won four of six recall races, meaning the party still holds a narrow 17-16 majority in the Senate — at least until next week, when Sens. Robert Wirch, D-Pleasant Prairie, and Jim Holperin, D-Conover face their own recall elections. A third Democrat, Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green Bay, easily survived a recall attempt last month."

American Thinker has this:  "Wisconsin stands as model for GOP reforms we can promise voters in 2012. America has turned against Big Labor, precisely because of such self-interested political thuggery as seen in the Badger State. Public employees more likely to die in office than get fired are seen rioting and defacing the State Capitol. In the aftermath, boards of education save millions and avoid teacher layoffs because a cozy insurance monopoly gets broken.

"The GOP nominee must champion union reform, and use the events in Wisconsin as a teaching opportunity."

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Boortz on The Wisconsin recall efforts  "Government employee labor unions – with their ridiculous pension benefits and costly work rules -- are at the core of the fiscal problems faced by state and local governments across the nation. The more the taxpayers realize this the closer we come to restoring some fiscal sanity to governance in America."

The view from the left:

A Stinging Defeat for Big Labor  "It’s a crushing blow to the unions, especially coming on the heels of their failure to oust Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser just a few months ago. The Washington Post’s “The Fix” blog reports this isn’t just a defeat for labor, but also for the progressive movement:"...

Rush calls it "inspiring".