Comments on: Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold Statement on War Funding Bill

By: Daniel Cody

Daniel Cody — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:24:56 +0000

Bruno, if they always voted the way of the polls, we wouldn’t be having this conversation about the Iraq supplemental.

By: Bruno Wolff III

Bruno Wolff III — Wed, 23 May 2007 18:48:18 +0000

Because most of them are typical politicians, not leaders. They don’t actually have their own ideas on how things should be. They just go with whatever the latest polls or campaign contributors say. As such they don’t want to be on the record for anything that could be used against them later if the electoriate changes its mind or that could be taken out of context.
This is the same reason that a bill that trashes the constitution gets called the patriot act or numerous bills that allow the trashing of the environment to have names suggesting they are saving it.
Feingold is an actual leader who has his own ideas and tries to convince the electoriate, that his ideas are correct.

By: creamcitian

creamcitian — Wed, 23 May 2007 16:25:47 +0000

so the majority of americans want out of iraq and yet the people who are supposed to represent our interests – congress critters – and the guy who was “elected” to lead us – el presidente – won’t do what we want.

why do you think that is?

democrats seem to be little better than republicans.