Steve Walters, the Journal Sentinel reporter who decided that providing health care to everyone in Wisconsin was a "radical" plan, has backed off a bit.

In Tuesday's story on the state budget, he writes:

It's a stunningly ambitious plan

"Stunningly ambitious" is a step in the right direction. But he still couldn't stop himself from writing that

Republicans say its $15.2 billion annual cost would make Wisconsin the highest taxed state.

while failing to note that Democrats, backed by an independent study, say it will save more than $1-billion a year compared to current health insurance costs.