Russ Feingold Throws Progressives Under the Bus [View All]

[cottonseed]

He's so ashamed to associate with us "true progressives" that he's cozying up to right wing who wants to kill us all?

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/feingold-highlights-his-support-among-far-right-republicans.php

In a release accompanying his first radio ad in Wisconsin, Feingold's campaign runs through a laundry list of conservative supporters. "The conservative group Americans for Prosperity, the 'nation's premier grassroots organization committed to advancing every individual's right to economic freedom and opportunity' and a major backer of the Tea Party movement, praises Feingold, saying 'I applaud Senator Feingold for voting against the 2009 Omnibus Spending bill and truly respect his principled stand against wasteful earmarks.'"

The list goes on.

FreedomWorks, another conservative organization, called Feingold a "true fiscal conservative" and praised him for being the only Democratic vote against a 2005 pork-laden bill.

And on:

The conservative group Club for Growth rated Feingold the "top scoring Democrat" in its 2007 RePORK Card that scores members of Congress on their record of eliminating wasteful pork-barrel spending. In 2009, the Club for Growth also noted that Russ tied with or scored "better than thirty-nine Republican senators."

I thought he loved us all and was the one shining light opposing Obama and his conservative agenda. All I can do is cry right now. What's a true progressive to do?