One day I'll share my Russ Feingold story, but for now I want to share this piece that appeared over the weekend. It demonstrates why Senator Russ Feingold is the best president we could possibly hope for—because he doesn't care:
Political watchers such as University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato point out that while Feingold's recent stands on civil liberties and the Iraq war may please liberal activists, they may well hurt his chances later on with moderate Democrats and conservatives.
The senator had a blunt answer.
"I don't care," he said. "Whatever political considerations I have are absolutely irrelevant to the decisions I make having to do with people's civil liberties and something as weighty as Americans risking their lives overseas. The day that I start think politically about those things is the day I should leave politics."
