Wisconsin Democrats have no current candidate for the expected recall ballot.

Wisconsin Democrats need to realise they lost that round, and start looking forward, not back.

"First of all, we've got to be careful what we say in public, but secondly, we're just getting into the program," the Wisconsin Democrat said.

Lobbyists predict that the Wisconsin Democrat will have to make a deal with at least a couple of committee Democrats to get a majority.

Indeed, the Senate passed similar measures five times before 1976, only to have the Wisconsin Democrat kill the measure through inaction.

The 71-year-old Wisconsin Democrat gained renown in his 30-year career as a critic of wasteful spending.

But the Wisconsin Democrat has discovered that while military spending is actually going down, after accounting for inflation, another statistic keeps climbing.

"Well, he never said otherwise," the Wisconsin Democrat said.

But the Wisconsin Democrat was negotiating with a committee faction from his party who have opposed portions of his legislation.

The 71-year-old Wisconsin Democrat said he would leave the Senate because he might not be as active through another six-year term.