I would hope the comments of Sen. Feingold would resonate with Sen. McCain given their history and friendship.
I, for one, pay close attention to the opinions of the junior Wisconsin Senator, having seen him take strong stances and cast wise votes, even when they were politically unpopular (Patriot Act and Iraq war come to mind). And even though he was in line with public sentiment on the recent economic stabilization vote, he was one of the few Dems to vote against it, explaining
"It fails to offset the cost of the plan, leaving taxpayers to bear the burden of serious lapses of judgment by private financial institutions, their regulators, and the enablers in Washington who paved the way for this catastrophe by removing the safeguards that had protected consumers and the economy since the great depression. The bailout legislation also fails to reform the flawed regulatory structure that permitted this crisis to arise in the first place. And it doesn't do enough to address the root cause of the credit market collapse, namely the housing crisis. Taxpayers deserve a plan that puts their concerns ahead of those who got us into this mess."
To soon to know if he's correct (I probably would have held my nose and voted yes), but given his prescient tendencies, I wouldn't put it past him.
Too bad he didn't have the foresight to throw his hat in the ring 2 years ago. Can you imagine a Feingold Obama ticket?
Waukesha County, Republican pols failed to kill it.
The Calatrava Addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Sunset on the lakefront, summer 2018
Milwaukee River empties into Lake Michigan
Wisconsin wind farm, east of Waupun
86 turbines overcame Walker's blockade
Skylight illumination in Milwaukee City Hall
The historic 19th-century building has stone floors, copper decoration, and iron work by the famous artisan Cyril Kolnic. Stop in and walk around.
What water, wetland protection is all about
"A little fill here and there may seem to be nothing to become excited about. But one fill, though comparatively inconsequential, may lead to another, and another, and before long a great body may be eaten away until it may no longer exist. Our navigable waters are a precious natural heritage, once gone, they disappear forever," wrote the Wisconsin Supreme Court in its 1960 opinion resolving Hixon v. PSC and buttressing The Public Trust Doctrine, Article IX of the Wisconsin State Constitution.
Lake Michigan in winter
Milwaukee skyline
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James Rowen is an independent writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He worked as the senior Mayoral staffer in Madison and Milwaukee and for newspapers in both cities. This blog began on 2/2/ 2007.
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I would hope the comments of Sen. Feingold would resonate with Sen. McCain given their history and friendship.
I, for one, pay close attention to the opinions of the junior Wisconsin Senator, having seen him take strong stances and cast wise votes, even when they were politically unpopular (Patriot Act and Iraq war come to mind). And even though he was in line with public sentiment on the recent economic stabilization vote, he was one of the few Dems to vote against it, explaining
"It fails to offset the cost of the plan, leaving taxpayers to bear the burden of serious lapses of judgment by private financial institutions, their regulators, and the enablers in Washington who paved the way for this catastrophe by removing the safeguards that had protected consumers and the economy since the great depression. The bailout legislation also fails to reform the flawed regulatory structure that permitted this crisis to arise in the first place. And it doesn't do enough to address the root cause of the credit market collapse, namely the housing crisis. Taxpayers deserve a plan that puts their concerns ahead of those who got us into this mess."
To soon to know if he's correct (I probably would have held my nose and voted yes), but given his prescient tendencies, I wouldn't put it past him.
Too bad he didn't have the foresight to throw his hat in the ring 2 years ago. Can you imagine a Feingold Obama ticket?
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