Madison, Wis. — The capitol here, especially its white-granite rotunda, is gleaming today. Summer has arrived in Wisconsin. Most residents in this college town are enjoying the weather, tossing frisbees on the grassy downtown square. A few lefty protestors are milling about the columns, but they’re in the minority. The recall is days away and things are quiet — for now. As I approached the capitol’s heavy wooden doors, I recalled the massive crowds that surrounded the building in winter 2011. Democratic state senators had fled to Illinois and Governor Walker was under fire — the chief target of the public-sector unions. Amid the circus, walking with confidence past the AFSCME agitators, was a friend of National Review.