"As a liberal, I'm troubled by the prospect of voters unseating an elected official over taxes. Or abortion. Or gun control."

"If you can recall leaders for any political reason, sooner or later your own ox will be gored."

I'm also worried that the Wisconsin recall, which has drawn nationwide attention and money, will trigger a vicious cycle of partisan retribution. Your guy didn't win in November? No problem. Start a recall drive now.

Most of all, though, I fear that the recall threat will make our elected officials even more timid and poll-tested than they already are. Sometimes, great leaders need to take unpopular positions...

The recommendation, from Jonathan Zimmerman, who teaches history and education at New York University, is that Wisconsinites vote to keep Scott Walker in office — even if they are opposed to him.

On top of that, I'd say get rid of the recall mechanism altogether.