My take on the Walker Recall results.

I was really sad to hear of  Wisconsin's Walker Recall results. Those that say the results give Walker a clear boost may not be seeing the forest for the trees. First, Walker won with 53.1% of the vote and that is a good enough margin for the candidate to prove that the people did not see the recall as the solution to the state's issues. It is not a glowing endorsement of Gov. Walker. Tom Barrett earned 46.3% of the vote. That's 162,785 votes or almost half of the citizens in a heavy turn out election that have a problem with Walker's governance. Second, those that voted opted for a balance or, in reallity, a counter-balance to Walker's autocratic rule by giving the Democrat's in the Senate a majority, albeit a slim one. It seems to me that they are giving the Govenor a chance to prove himself as a govenor of all the people, but aren't completely convinced he can do it so they gave the other party a majority in the Senate. Looks like a balancing act and not outright endorsement of one party or the other. Sound similar? That's what the American voter often does in the national elections. I offer congratulations to Govenor Walker and encourage him to try to work with the other side. He was almost ejected from his seat and has polarized his state more so than before his first election. Good luck!

My heart and prayers go to all the leadership in these trying times.......they all face terrible choices.