Jan 31 2005

Russ For President in 08?

Published by Daniel Cody at 11:11 am under Politics

Wisconsin’s very own Sen. Russ Feingold expressing interest in a Presidential bid in 2008?

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., told the Tiger Bay Club of Volusia County on Friday that he’ll decide whether to run after “going around the country” working to return a Democrat to the White House.

Go Russ!

7 Responses to “Russ For President in 08?”

  1. # Bryan Buchson 31 Jan 2005 at 1:47 pm

    Russ is the greatest. A short, short man - but a great Senator. One of the few politicians you can actually root for.

    Let me take this time to tell you the story of the last time I met Russ. He walked up to me, and I reached for his extended right hand with my own right hand, then followed up by taking his right elbow with my *left* hand. Looking him squarely in the eyes, I nodded as I greeted him with a very distinguished “Senator.”.

    Then he took off to talk to someone important.

  2. # Leson 31 Jan 2005 at 3:10 pm

    Great story, Bry. Here’s mine from a few years ago…

    Russ walked towards me and extended his right hand, which held a crisp $10 bill and some loose change. As I took the money from him with my own right hand, carefully placing my left hand under his right hand to catch any falling loose change, I asked, in a very distinguished way, “Anything to drink with your order today, Senator?”

    “No, thanks,” he replied.

    Then, once again, he left to go talk to someone important.

  3. # Paulon 01 Feb 2005 at 7:32 am

    First time I read the title I thought you meant Russ from f2o. :)

  4. # Samir M. Nassaron 03 Feb 2005 at 4:55 am

    Oh good. Russ, Patriot Act, Feingold. God I hope I’m done with school before 2009 so I can go home. This is getting scary.

  5. # Danon 03 Feb 2005 at 9:25 am

    What’s scary about it? He was the only one to vote against the Patriot Act, a bill that no one even read that stiffles civil liberties and was passed in the dead of the night.

  6. # Samir M. Nassaron 03 Feb 2005 at 10:33 am

    Dan,

    Ah, I was misinformed. After googling and finding his article against the Patriot Act I am much impressed.

    I am not sure I like his stance on Palestine, but he seems redeemable.

    Go Cheeseheads!

  7. # Arlenon 07 Feb 2005 at 9:00 am

    Russ needs to learn some history. Senators don’t win Presidential elections, except when running against other non-governors.

    The road to the White House runs through the State House, not the Senate Building.

    That aside, I like Russ. I liked him back when he was my Mom’s state senator. It’s just the American voter will take *any* governor over a Senator. Personally, I can’t come up with the last time a Senator defeated a Governor for president.

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