LIVING THE ILLUSION – AT 8:34 A.M. ET:  Only the Democrats can look at a train wreck and see the 20th Century Limited.  Led by sorcerer-in-chief Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Dems see Wisconsin as a great moment.  I guess they see Jimmy Carter as pretty hot, too.  From Fox:

The Obama campaign and Washington Democrats appeared unwilling Wednesday to walk away from their failed effort to recall Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker, even after their candidate suggested everyone move forward.

“While the results of the governor's race were not what we had hoped for, we were still able to overcome great challenges to ensure the voices of middle-class families were heard,” said Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Debbie has this belief that only Democrats hear certain voices.

“Over the past year, Wisconsin Democrats have taken on the immense challenge of … fighting against government overreach and ensuring voters have a say about the future of the state,” she said...

...Democratic challenger Tom Barrett’s said Tuesday night, “the state remains divided, but at the end of the day” residents must come together.

Schultz attributed the loss in part to national groups supporting the Walker’s agenda.

COMMENT:  "You know, Captain Smith, this ship is stronger than any iceberg." 

If there's one thing that real political professionals seek to avoid, it's illusion.  The fact is that the recall campaign barely moved the meter from the results of the 2010 gubernatorial election is Wisconsin, when the same two men fought each other.

Wisconsin demonstrated, as Scott Walker said, that voters expect their leaders to make hard choices.  Walker hasn't always been as artful as he could have been in moving forward, and he knows he has to correct that, but he did save his state from fiscal ruin, and was rewarded for his efforts. 

June 7,   2012