"The nerve he (Feingold) tapped is way beyond political squabbling. ...

[understandinglife]

... This should not be some big mystery.

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Feingold's popularity among Democrats has soared from 22% before he introduced the resolution to 52% after the resolution.

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Link to Jane Hamsher's More Rough 'n' Ready Russ:

http://firedoglake.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-rough-n-ready-russ.html

Think "watershed" oh ye dense frigging cowards

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[Swamp Rat]

1. SUPPORT FEINGOLD!!! ... SUPPORT CENSURE!!!

HEY YOU OTHER DEMS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS!

YOU WANT MY SUPPORT NEXT NOVEMBER???

THEN, SUPPORT FEINGOLD NOW!!!

:patriot:

[fooj]

20. Swampy...

I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!! LOL!!!!!!!

What you said...double!

Peace.

[RazzleDazzle]

30. Yeah, but THEY can't

He's trying to get THEM to hear.


:D

[Usrename]

32. Shhhh... keep your voice down..

you're going to scare the crap out of them..

turn the lights off and maybe they will come back out..

now you've done it! we may never see them again..

[EST]

2. Yes--and it has not been even a week!

Just finished watching his interview by Charlie Rose (another dead winger whom I despise.) Rose was, if not sympathetic, at least fair, only beating on the r/w shill "some are saying-" questions just a little.

[The Wielding Truth]

3. Feingold shows and independent intelligent integrity. Strongest

Dem I've seen in a long time. Like Dean only more composed and a Rhodes Scholar. Nice.

[Daphne08]

6. Yep. n/t

[understandinglife]

4. Zogby: "His censure resolution might never see the light of day, but what

... Russ Feingold has done is remind Americans that there are real issues at stake in the war on terrorism and all it takes to raise them is a commitment to principles and a leader willing to take risks. -- Jim Zogby, March 17, 2006

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-zogby/feingolds-principled-cha_b_17499.html

Yes. I know.

Yes, That Zogby.

Hey, every once in a while anyone can get it.


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[Hissyspit]

5. K&R

[magellan]

7. Good god, Feingold got a 30% bump?!

That's SWEEEEEEEET!

Any bets the Senate Dems who've been dragging their feet on censure now decide to come on board in support? The petty cowards might yet be persuaded to do the right thing.

[awoke_in_2003]

9. Sorry, can't afford to lose the money

time and time again, they have handed opportunity on a silver platter. Each time they shy away from it. See this Mike Luckovich editorial cartoon:

http://news.yahoo.com/comics/uclickcomics/20060310/cx_crmlu_uc/crmlu20060310;_ylt=AoeGDJ9yyGyXtwwqdekE3EHd.sgF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

[magellan]

10. LOL

That's terrific, thanks for the laugh.

[bbgrunt]

8. Amazing. One little motion shows the rest of the DLC for what they are.

Cowards and compromised cock-s*********.

[understandinglife]

11. Yep.

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[APPLE314]

12. Get the masses and the asses will follow. ---- n/t

[Oilwellian]

13. I find it incredible....

Feingold was only polling at 22% among DEMOCRATS??? What the hell is that all about???

[glitch]

16. Name recognition - most people only know their own Senators.

if that.

[Time for change]

14. That is very encouraging

What might be even more important is his popularity among independents and Republicans. I'll bet his approval went up among them as well.

One would think that this kind of information would cause more Senate Dems to get behind him. The fact that they have not yet seems very strange to me. Are they afraid for their lives?

[LisaLynne]

15. I hope this shows all those who think ...

that 'keeping our powder dry' is helping that they are wrong. The people -- US, remember us? The people who the elected officials are SUPPOSED to be working for??-- are ready for officials who will DO something. Anything, at this point. It's way past time to stand up and fight on any front possible.

[malaise]

18. Until Dems find some balls

like Feingold did and get back to the core tenets of the party, they will not recapture their base. Feingold has been consistently against Bushspit.
The sheeple in the Democratic party will have to follow him, but it will be too late for the Hillary types.

[hootinholler]

17. A 30 point bump.

Indicitave of how far apart from us the Emerald City Crowd really is. I think tha's how we should frame this to them. Senator, see how far out of touch You are from your constituents? What are you going to do about it?

-Hoot

[Telly Savalas]

22. More indicative of how oblivious "we" are to what's going on.

Why should Feingold get a sudden 30 point bump? He's the same guy fighting the same causes in the same way as two weeks ago. The public needs to pay better attention.

[hootinholler]

23. No, the press needs to do its job...

This is the result of reporting the republican outrage over this. The only time the sheeple get a clue is when this stuff hits the corporate press.

-Hoot

[Telly Savalas]

24. According to the OP, the 30 point boost is among Democrats.

I'm not really sure who the "sheeple" are, but since the Democrats are supposedly the opposition party, it'd be a lot more effective if its members would spend just a tiny bit of time to pay attention to the activities of its best leaders. If they choose not to, it's not the fault of the media.

[hootinholler]

26. But, they think they are paying attention when they watch the news.

Up until about 3 years ago, I thought that way too. I mean no political affiliation when I use sheeple. The activities of Democratic leader is so under-reported and borderline slander when it is that if you don't pro-actively seek the news, the picture you assemble is perverted.

-Hoot

[Gregorian]

19. I guess you could say he Dixiechicked himself.

At the end of the rainbow there's a Feingold.

[KoKo]

21. HA! We've been trying to tell folks that "Speaking Out" will energize

Democrats who are sick of the Russert's, Tweeties, and the rest of the Chirping heads saying that we are demoralized, don't have plans, and weak.

:rofl:

[Beelzebud]

25. You mean when you stand for something, and take the lead

people will follow you?

Wow, whodathunkit?

Certainly not all those, in their neverending well of wisdom, that thinks Feingold had to ask permission from Spineless Dems to hold the president accountable.

[understandinglife]

27. "Wow, whodathunkit?" -- Indeed!

;)


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[bleever]

28. K&R. Sent him a contribution. Go Russ! nt

[Imagevision]

29. Feingold's good...I'd like to see be elected President - yes indeed!

[lanah]

31. I support censure!

Censure in the senate- then push for impeachment in the house.

Someone needs to introduce the complimentary articles of impeachment in the House of Reps- on illegal wiretapping alone. The case is cut and dry. The trial will be quick and painless and uplifting to the country and justice itself.

[BigBearJohn]

33. I will vote for him for President.