Friday, June 15, 2012

Over One Million Tiny Lines ~ One Great Purpose


Inconceivable Support

Imagine for a minute being personally affirmed by 1,334,450 people.  How would that feel?  Only those who have served in public office in positions elected by majority vote can possibly know (or could guess) the answer to that question.

Line up over one-million-three-hundred-thousand human beings in a long, long, looong line (505 miles long) ; shake hands with everyone in that line while they tell you, “good job, keep it up.”  At a mere three seconds each; it would take over 1,112 hours or 46.34 (24-hour) days to feel that kind of love. (and a whole lot of hand-sanitizer)

That’s an example of the heartfelt and passionate love recently given to Governor Scott Walker as the final Wisconsin resident votes (to again-elect him) were tallied on June 5th, 2012.  We can’t even begin to understand the myriad emotions that must overwhelm Governor Walker when he stops to ponder that nearly unfathomable fact. 

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848.  Governor Scott Walker is Wisconsin’s 44th person to follow the first governor of the State, Nelson Dewey who was elected June 7th 1848.   The longest-serving governor was TommyThompson, who took office on January 5, 1987 and resigned on February 1, 2001, a total of 14 years and 28 days. Arthur MacArthur, Sr. had the shortest term: he was governor for a total of just 5 days—from March 21, 1856 to March 25, 1856.

The angry Blue Fist was finally DEAD!

As voters, we each know the personal reasons that we drew a single horizontal pencil line on that historic day; a single 5/8" line of No.2 graphite that spoke volumes.  For some it was an exclamation point that repudiated all the incessant protesting, deafening hollering, and unhinged gnashing of teeth demonstrated by “their” side.  For others it was a solid affirmation of the direction that the State was heading; but in any case the message was heard loud and clearly across America...
 
Forward Wisconsin…Forward!