Wisconsin Recall Election

I have mixed feelings about Wisconsin's recall election.  I thought I'd try to enumerate some of them:

1.  I am very unhappy with Wisconsin's Republican administration's policies.  I believe that demonizing those workers who are doing work for the public good is extremely troubling.  They are often underpaid and under-appreciated when compared to comparable private sector workers of similar skills and education.  To decide to declare war on teachers, health workers, firemen and police seems at a minimum foolish and at most, criminal.  Take away rights from the people who take care of us?  That's wrong.

2.  I do not believe in recall elections in almost all cases.  The only case I believe it could be used is when the governor is a criminal (Blagojevich) and he needs to go.  I didn't like it when California kicked out it's elected governor and elected Arnold.  I think that if the people speak, the winner should get the term he/she is elected to.

3.  Let's be clear.  This recall didn't fail because Wisconsinites love their governor.  This recall falled because outside interests spent hundreds of millions of dollars.  This election was bought.

4.  Another thing.  This wasn't a referendum on Obama.  Exit polls still showed Obama with a substantial favorable rating even while Wisconsin was voting back their Republican governor.  Not that there won't be a couple of hundred million dollars spent there to change minds.

So to sum up.  I don't like what Wisconsin is doing.  I don't like recall elections.  I don't like big money in elections.

Not likable today.