Still, the last push is on today to get to a million signatures on both petitions (getting rid of Walker only for his dimwith looey gov to get the job is not the answer) for the final filing deadline this Tuesday, and much fun is afoot.  I have friends who are participating in the caravan carrying petitions from Milwaukee to Madison then, planning decorated vehicles and much horn-tooting all the way.  Then the parties take place in Madison and all across the state (there is a website list), the "celebration rallies" that also kick off the next stage -- and I suspect that we may see the emergence of who will run against Walker.

But my Wisconsin friends are not sanguine about the next stage, with the continued attempts to muscle in on this by the moribund state Dem party.  It will take credit, but do not believe it, as it kept trying to delay the start to work better for Obama (although the delays to come now may end up in the same place, anyway).  Example:  There also are recalls afoot again of several GOP state legislators, especially the other Scotty who is just as evil, the Fitzgerald brother who is majority leader in the state Senate.  

The state Dem party repeatedly refused to support that recall effort and attempted to trash it, but a wonderful woman in his district got a grassroots recall campaign going, anyway, and just announced that they have sufficient signatures! but will keep going to their deadline to get that all-important cushion of extras to get through the long challenges ahead.

Bottom line:  The state agency that certifies recalls has 31 days to do so by law, but can ask for extensions.  It did so in the recalls last summer and got 60 days.  This time, owing to one of the recent GOP-controlled judiciary rulings, the agency estimates that it will need at least 90 days, three months -- and perhaps more.

as for  me, i always wear a helmet if i'm going to be riding in traffic - just makes sense (not to fault your mother)