This isn't a terribly substantive diary, just a way for me to pour out my thoughts and give my support to my husband. As I write this, he is navigating the Chicago-area traffic on his 600+ mile journey to Madison. I would have gone along but it would have required taking our 3rd-grade daughter out of school for the day. We already do that quite a bit when we travel. Besides, my job provides me many opportunities to satisfy my wanderlust. He doesn't get the chance as often.
Between Gov. "We thought of that" Walker in WI, and OH's SB 5, also known as the "Public Employees Don't Need to Eat EVERY Day" Act, I'm seeing a lot of my conservative friends start opening their eyes...maybe not all the way, but it's a start. On Facebook, any link or status update about SB 5 garners comments along the lines of "I've voted Republican all my life but never again." Even one such comment is cause for optimism, but I'm seeing lots of them.
I called my husband a little while ago and relayed the information I've seen on here -- he is sans computer and has only a basic cell phone. I told him about the different events planned for Madison tomorrowl Give 'em hell, Joe!!