Recall Dreams and Public Library Maintenance of Effort

What will Wisconsin Democrats do if their recall dreams come true? (The Isthmus, 7/28/2011)  Thanks to Kris Adams Wendt, who alerted me to Jay Rath's column.  I picked up this issue of The Isthmus last Thursday but obviously  skimmed through its content too quickly.)

Excerpt:   So what is possible for Democrats if their dreams come true?

"We can put a dam to the erosion of the Wisconsin view on things," says Risser.

The earliest petitions can be filed for the recall of Walker is Jan. 3, 2012. With a new governor in place, and the Senate in Democratic hands, collective bargaining, shared revenue, school funding, Medicaid, aid for the arts and public library systems -- all could be considered says Risser.  [Emphasis added.]

[I just talked with Terry Tuschen, a legislative aide to Sen Risser, and he confirmed that "public library systems" is actually a reference to maintenance of effort.]

"I don't think there's going to be an out-and-out repeal of everything [Walker] did, but what's going to happen is we're going to revisit the areas of his most egregious activities, and, I think, moderate to a degree," says Risser.

But if the Democrats don't win the Senate in August, Risser says, "I have to think the recall efforts on the governor are not viable."