Reply #52: I'm so glad you made that point [View All]

Feingold is among the top 10 Democratic U.S. Senators.

To the point, how many times has the ho-hum argument been used against Kerry when it's clear there nothing else to say?

So that's my issue. When charges of cowardice for not speaking up against Bush (not true) or not standing up for Democratic issues (not true) are being hurled around, I'm going to defend Kerry's position and other Democrats like Boxer and Kennedy who have done their part. And when Kerry gets attacked and gets no support, but is expected show strong and immediate support for a measure that is probably at best an opportunity for debate, I take issue.

On Feingold, I take issue with his supporters trying to qualify his Roberts vote while berating Kerry for leading the Alito filibuster and attacking Democrats over censure. This should have been about Republicans and Bush not the Democrats. I imagine if the debate had been framed that way, and it still would have been a debate, people would be calling Republicans too. As it stands, that letter urging people to contact Senators fell flat. Feingold is responsible for leading this charge.

I remember shortly after the election when Kerry sent out that e-mail urging people to call Frist and Hastert. People were still angry at him for conceding, but about 35,000 calls were made to their offices within a day.