conservative group funded by the koch brothers. the laws to dismantle public unions, roll back voter registration, and gut public education were part of a conservative effort to end wisconsin's progressive tradition, and it's backfiring. in just a few days, we expect to see enough petition signatures to force a recall vote on governor walker. that almost never happens, but people in wisconsin are fuming. you know, while in green bay, i took an informal poll of people tailgating, in line for brats or driving cabs, a remarkably accurate cross section of the state, really, and was amazed to find so many anti-walker cheeseheads. this actually fits with a larger pattern throughout the midwest. people were disillusioned with the president in the 2010 midterms and created a wave of republican victories in the statehouses. then the republicans rammed through a bunch of super conservative legislation. now that people see what the billionaire-funded super conservative republican agenda looks like, they're pushing