Rep. Tammy Baldwin & the 3-legged dog

I met a vet student walking her 3-legged white wolf-like collie mix at the tip of Picnic Point Friday afternoon. That was one frisky, well-adapted, happy, fast-moving 5-year-old puppy! I could tell that she wanted to jump into Lake Mendota & swim after some ducks near the shore.

On Saturday afternoon I saw Rep. Tammy Baldwin (Democrat), the lesbian Congresswoman from Madison, running along the Picnic Point trail. I wanted to say "Run, Tammy, run!" But I gave her the gift of anonymity instead.

She is an inspiring political leader, but not quite as inspiring as that dog with three legs.