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March 23, 2006
Feingold Plays for Himself
Russ Feingold appeared on Jon Stewart last night and reiterated his desire to censure President Bush. From a strategic perspective it was probably a good move for him, but not particularly good for the Democrats. If he is seriously running for President in 2008, the move differentiates him from other Dems. He presents himself as more than willing to take on the White House, unlike other potential candidates who waffle about the war, wiretaps and torture. That is a good thing. However the Dems are more concerned with winning either the House or Senate this fall.
I don't think the problem is that other Dems in Congress don't want to support him, rather it is that they think a push to censure will galvanize the right, which is exactly what they don't want. The Republicans are in the process of self-destructing. The Dems don't want to do anything that might result in their working together to fight a Democratic attack on their President. This would be disastrous for the 2006 mid-term elections. Dems see a great opportunity. If they take one of the two houses they will open some serious investigations. If they don't then investigations will not happen. The Republicans working together against a Democratic attack on the President will make it much harder.
Posted by Chip Spear at March 23, 2006 2:01 PM