Reply #114: "Ahead of leaders"--says Milw Journal [View All]

Original Story URL:
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=408006
Even Democrats leery of Feingold resolution
Proposal to censure Bush met with criticism, questions
By CRAIG GILBERT
cgilbert@journalsentinel.com
Posted: Mar. 13, 2006
Ahead of leaders

As he has done on such issues as the USA Patriot Act and withdrawal from Iraq, Feingold has stepped out ahead of his party leadership and staked out a position that resonates with many in the party's base. But that position puts other Democrats on the spot and could leave Feingold with few allies in the Senate.

Feingold dismissed criticism that his resolution was politically motivated, saying in an interview that "I'll let the political chips fall where they may."

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Among the more supportive Democrats, California Sen. Barbara Boxer said that she could vote for the resolution.

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said of the resolution: "I'm interested in it . . . The president ought to be held accountable, and I think he broke the law."