MADISON, Wis.—Thousands of public employees from around the
state descended here for a third day Thursday, turning not only
the statehouse building but much of this capital city's entire
downtown into a giant protest zone.  Wisconsin senate Democrats
fled the state today in protest of Republican Gov. Scott
Walker's budget bill, which continued to draw massive protests
from public-employee union members. One of the missing senators
talks to Kelsey Hubbard & Bob O'Brien.  The mood was both
festive and desperate. Union members reveled in the strength of
their numbers and their cohesion, but they also expressed fear
they would not be able to stop Republican Gov. Scott Walker from
signing a bill that would increase the cost they pay for their
benefits while stripping away most of their rights to collective
bargaining.  "This isn't just about Wisconsin, this is the
Republicans looking ahead to the next election to get rid of
Obama," said Jeanette Burda, a Madison high-school history
teacher.  "Most of the teachers