Excerpt From the new Feingold Biography

[illinoisprogressive]

US News has an excerpt from the Bio coming out next week on Sen. Russ Feingold.
This should be a great book.


The Democrats' maverick senator, Wisconsin's Russ Feingold, surprised many when he finished a national listening tour by pulling his hat from the ring of 2008 presidential candidates, claiming he lacked the fire in the belly.

Well, don't count him out yet,—at least as a provocative vice presidential candidate. That's because a new biography paints the coauthor of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law as one of the leaders of the progressive movement spreading in the nation as activists look for lawmakers who don't play politics safe.

Feingold, out next week, opens with a gripping clash between the leading character and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as she looked for loopholes around the McCain-Feingold law. In a closed-door meeting in 2002, Feingold objected to her efforts.

"You're not living in the real world," shouts Clinton. "Senator, I do live in the real world, and I'm doing just fine by it," responds Feingold, who made it known that he was moved to push the campaign finance law forward after former President Clinton larded up campaign coffers with foreign contributions and checks from guests in the Lincoln Bedroom.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/7/19/dont-count-russ-feingold-out-yet.html

[Ethelk2044]

1. Interesting. I will wait to see how the media handles it.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. Since it's not good about Hillary the media will bury it.

[blm]

3. I hope he discusses the undermining that went on during Kerry-Feingold Iraq withdrawl

debate, too.


Most people are unaware of how some Democrats use their cache and position to undermine other Democrats fighting the battles we asked them to fight.

[Ethelk2044]

4. He should discuss it.

[Alexander]

5. This will make Feingold look good and Hillary look very bad.

Another reason why Feingold deserves the VP slot.