Wausau Daily Herald Yech

[HelenWheels]

The WDH endorsed all Repukes except for Feingold and Donna Seidel.

[undeterred]

1. I am glad for the Feingold endorsement.

For U.S. Senate: Russ Feingold

Russ Feingold is the right choice for Wisconsin, and he deserves another term.

We know, we know -- "career politician." There's no doubt that Democratic incumbent Feingold has more political experience than his Republican opponent, plastics manufacturer Ron Johnson.

But legislating, like any other job, is a skill. Feingold is a strong legislator. He holds some strong liberal views on issues from free trade to foreign policy, but he also has a demonstrated record of finding bipartisan common ground on budget issues and campaign finance reform.

Feingold also is by far the more candid, more thoughtful candidate. Agree or disagree with his votes, he takes his responsibility to represent Wisconsin seriously, gives each issue full consideration and is willing to explain to the public straightforwardly why he takes the positions he does. It's striking that throughout this campaign, despite the political environment, Feingold hasn't run away from or obfuscated on a single vote he's taken.

Johnson's views, by contrast, at times have seemed strangely veiled. In an Editorial Board interview with the Wausau Daily Herald, he made the bizarre argument that literally any public discussion of foreign policy by a U.S. senator is inappropriate, and that the only way he would pursue changes in foreign policy as a senator would be behind closed doors. Pressed on this, Johnson never acknowledged that in a democracy debate about war policy is a necessary part of public discourse.

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201010280373

It might change a few minds.

[dragonlady]

2. Have you ever noticed

They never call Sensenbrenner a career politician. (Straight from law school to legislature to Congress, nothing else his whole life. I seriously doubt he had to work his way through college either.)

:hi:

[undeterred]

4. Well of course not...

When you buy the seat, its different.

:hi:

[mzteris]

5. when the ultra righ endorses Feingold over Johnson

you KNOW Johnson is a complete disaster of the highest order.

If I wake up on Wed and he's been selected, I'm going to :puke:

He's poured so much money into "clever" advertising. I hate his lies, but the way he's put it out there - for the ignorant uninformed masses - well, he's making headway with his stupid commercials.

[Dinger]

3. What In The Hell Is With That Shit?

Seems like I remember a few years back that they got some new members on their editorial board, and most or all of them a pukes. Guess I should have seen this coming.

[HelenWheels]

6. Canceled subscription

I canceled my subscription to the Daily Herald. I had been a subscriber for 40 plus years. They asked why I did this and I told them the DH no longer supports the middle class but supports corporations.

[Dinger]

7. No Shit? Good For You. I'm Next

Seriously

[sybylla]

8. You rock, Helen

I gave up on Gannett newspapers years ago so I can't even protest their idiocy.

[ewagner]

9. same here...

canceled Marshfield New-Herald because the "editorial board" is the good ol' boy network on steroids!

besides, their cheap ink was getting all over my fish...