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Johnson had never before run for public office. But his ties to conservative politics reached back decades. A year ago he spoke at a tea party rally in Oshkosh, his home town, decrying the health care legislation then under debate in Congress.So Finegold is such a fine senator. Well, 18 years is enough; more than enough time to be a willing participant and beneficiary in screwing the nation and the economy. Give it a break, we need a sweep of new people and new ideas now.
November 03 2010 at 1:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat a sad embarassing day for Wisconsin. Loosing Senator Feingold. People from Illinois asked me this weekend "what is going on in your state....possibly loosing one of the best Senators in Congress....we donated to try to keep him where he is" Also a friend living in Oregon after decades of living in Wisconsin collected donations from people she knewin Oregon who were compelled to donate so that this "man with absolute integrity" could continue serving the country. This is a sad day.....
November 03 2010 at 12:59 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyA VERY sad day ... Russ Feingold was the conscience of the Senate. He spoke his mind and never backed down around principle. The guy who won sounds like a gold plated right wing nutjob. Too bad for Wisconsin and too bad for the USA; we didn't need another "tea party" candidate who doesn't understand what 95% of all scientists understand and still thinks homosexuality is a "choice" ... another intellect the size of a pea.
November 03 2010 at 9:23 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFeingold's removal from office is very telling. America's rejection of Obama's far left agenda has been crushing and Feingold is closely attached to Obama's approach, so this is not surprising. Congrats to the state of Wisconsin and their strong move to the right this election. The tired, old misrepresentation of conservatives by liberals has finally been exposed for the fallacy it is. Conservative fiscal policies are what made America the strongest country in history and the return to sanity has begun!
November 03 2010 at 12:22 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyI always vote third party, and I'm not from Wisconsin, so I have no personal involvement in this race. The thought of voting for a Republican or a Democrat is almost unthinkable to me. Russ Feingold is by far the best Senator the US has had in the last decade. It is sad that the people of Wisconsin didn't realize what they had. All of America will miss him. "This message has been approved by the AOL censor."
November 03 2010 at 12:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWaa waa waa. Obama and Democrats had majorities but no sense of reality. Don't cry about it being anyones fault but your own. That whole constant blame mantra got old, but I see it's like a security blanket to liberals. It's always someone else's fault. Next time you con someone into voting for you just remember that people expect REAL results and not constant excuses as to why you cannot perform.
November 03 2010 at 12:05 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Replymark my words...you will not see anything better, and things being worse...then who will you blame? We lost the best we had, without a doubt.
November 05 2010 at 2:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOf all the Democrat senate defeats, this was the hardest for me. Russ Feingold was an unusual, honest to his beliefs, politician, a rare breed. However, being a rather new Republican after 40 years a Democrat, I would have voted against him because old Democrat friends of mine told me the candidate doesn't matter...only the party does. But, I would have felt very bad about voting against a true gentleman. However, as a Democrat I did it all the time!
November 03 2010 at 12:00 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyMy family settled in Wisconsin before it was made a state. My father was always so proud of its progressive politics. He would be so sad as I am. I really wonder about the intelligence of the American people. Will they really like being owned by big business?
November 02 2010 at 11:53 PM Report abuse Permalink -7 rate up rate down ReplyI would say that it is your intelligence you should be worried about. The American people are just fine, it's arrogant liberals who needed a reality check. The whole "liberals are smarter than everyone else" attitude is getting old. If liberals are so smart, why are so many broke and on welfare? Just lazy?
November 03 2010 at 12:02 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyHey! It was your fellow Wisconsins that kicked Feingold out! Don't blame the rest of the country! You make it sound that a bunch of people from the red states gathered in your state to beat Feingold. I like Feingold, but to suggest he was an untouchable is just plain dumb! And, let's face it, only big business, and businesses in general, will create jobs...NOT THE GOVERNMENT!
November 03 2010 at 12:05 AM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyIt's a very, very sad day for Wisconsin. Feingold was a great worker for the people and had no scandals behind him... unusual for a politician. I'm sure this is going to be the downfall of the middle-class in my home state. How sad that the people can't see it.
November 02 2010 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyIt's a sad day for the nation. The paid liars have done a great job of stirring up people, convincing them that the President is a Muslim, a Socialist, a terrorist....and after all the damage that Bush did up until just 2 years ago, people are willing to turn the reins back over to the people who ran up all the deficits and let the Bernie Madoffs run wild. Good thing the "liberal" media is misleading people, eh?
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