I see all of your points and agree. The fight in Wisconsin became a stalemate; that was unfortunate. Now it becomes an issue over who strikes first. Will Democrats try to recall GOP members first, will Republicans successfully recall the truant ones across the border, or will it all happen at the same time? (Recalls, a product of the original Progressive era...)
I see the D’s shutting government down in Wisconsin Indiana and Ohio...yet they have not been called out for a government shutdown anywhere I can find.