edited by: Chris Liebenthal,
Wisconsin Editor
See for yourself as Amy Jacobs Westlake, the wife of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake, agrees that Sen. Russ Feingold is a “turd”:
Not surprisingly, Amy Jacobs Westlake has since removed her comment agreeing with a previous commenter’s assessment of Sen. Feingold as a turd, [...]
Sen. Russ Feingold, a strong proponent of the public option throughout the duration of the health care reform debate, blasted the White House for a “lack of support” for the inclusion of a public option in health care reform legislation:
“I’ve been fighting all year for a strong public [...]
Prior to a final vote on the Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3326), Sen. Russ Feingold issued a statement in opposition to the bill:
“I strongly oppose this fiscally irresponsible and misguided bill. While the bill includes many good provisions, it will also fund a massive troop surge in Afghanistan that [...]
(H/T – Ed Morrissey)
Back when the United States Senate was debating a “born-alive” protection act, then-Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) asked Russ Feingold (Moonbat-WI) what should happen if a baby happened to be born alive during an abortion procedure. Feingold’s answer of leaving it up to the woman and the [...]
Yesterday Senator Russ Feingold testified before a Senator subcommittee in support of the Congressional Accountability and Line-item Veto Act, which which implement a line-item vote to help fight wasteful spending. If passed into law, Sen. Feingold’s legislation would allow the president to remove wasteful earmarks costing billions of dollars from [...]
The Scocos clan should have rallied outside U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold's office today to call on the Congress to keep a public option in a health care reform bill.Speaking to Mike Stark following a recent Republican/Chamber of Commerce press conference, Sen. Russ Feingold spoke about the continued need for a robust public option as a part of any health care reform legislation:
From the emailbox comes news Senator Russ Feingold is cosponsoring an amendment to the Senate health care bill to give American consumers access to cheaper prescription drugs. Sen. Feingold is supporting a bipartisan amendment by Senators Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) that would allow U.S.-licensed pharmacies and drug [...]
Yesterday Senator Russ Feingold issued a statement on a reported deal between liberal and moderate Senate Democrats on health care reform:
“While I appreciate the willingness of all parties to engage in good-faith discussions, I do not support proposals that would replace the public option in the bill with [...]
A few weeks ago I wrote about the fundraising appeal Terrence Wall made to supporters of his U.S. Senate, and I noted the “scientific poll” Wall cited as proof of the supposed vulnerability of incumbent Senator Russ Feingold. Here’s what T. Wall had to say about his “scientific [...]
Yesterday, U.S. Senator Russ Feingold announced his support for an amendment by Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma to require all members of Congress be enrolled in the public health insurance option included in the health care bill currently being considered in the Senate. Sen. Feingold, a staunch supporter of [...]
Funny how peace advocates like Sen. Russ Feingold and Rep. Tammy Baldwin become leading champions for veterans, and chickenhawks like Dick Cheney and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) take direct aim at our veterans.
This difference of opinion and commitment is the one reason veterans' advocates maintain hope for a change' [...]
Incumbent politicians are revealing their re-election strategy for the 2010 elections: they will portray themselves as fiscal conservatives. From the unbelievable claims of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying that the massive new federal health care program will save the country money, to the laughable articles by Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold [...]
It's not exactly man bites dog, but Milwaukee Democrats will join peace activists Wednesday in expressing their concerns about President Obama’s plan to send additional American troops to Afghanistan, and Sen. Russ Feingold already has weighed in against the Obama plan.
A rally and response to Obama’s speech is planned' [...]
In the second installment of Senator Russ Feingold’s “Spotlight on Spending” series, Sen. Feingold is highlighting how cutting spending on Congressional offices could help reduce the federal budget deficit:
“After the Thanksgiving feast, Americans often make a real effort to ‘tighten their belts,’” Feingold said. “In that spirit, and in [...]
In an interview with WisPolitics earlier this week, Terrence Wall, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, made it abundantly clear he plans on running a highly partisan and negative race if he’s chosen as the Republican Party’s nominee to oppose Sen. Russ Feingold.
Though he’s running for the seat currently held [...]
