Mad City

The situation north of here - in Madison, WI - is impressive. Ann Althouse has been all over it lately.

The Republicans are trying to curb the state unions, and the unions are having none of it. The school teachers called in sick in huge numbers and joined massive, messy, but peaceful protests at the state capitol. The state had to close down a lot of public schools because of the teacher sick-in.

Meanwhile, the senate Democrats fled the state - in order to deprive the state senate of a quorum, apparently.

They came down here, to Illinois,
hoping their absence would annoy
and maybe delay
reckoning day.