Russ Feingold is like the kamikaze pilot of Democratic Presidential hopefuls. He believes in what he is doing, even if it is suicidal and will most likely fail. His censure of President Bush was as well received by his Democratic colleagues as a Teddy Kennedy beer fart in a capitol elevator. Now Feingold, instead of leaving himself political flexibility by merely opposing gay marriage bans, has further further distanced himself from that all important middle ground of voters by outright calling for the legalization of it.
The Wisconsin senator said he is prepared to work with supporters of same-sex marriage to ensure that it is legal in the future."Further steps would be appropriate," he said, noting that his first priorities are to defeat the proposed Wisconsin amendment as well as a federal constitutional amendment that is expected to come to a vote in the Senate later this spring.
Feingold is much more politically tone deaf than I thought was possible. Does he not understand that if he just keeps his trap shut on Wisconsin's constitutional ammendment, it stands a good chance of failing all on its own? By him getting involved in the fight, he is going to alienate a lot of conservatives who are currently undecided and stand a good chance of voting no.
Feingold apparently has the most inflated sense of self worth for a Wisconsin Senator since McCarthy. It is going to interesting to watch the wheels come off of the Feingold '08 train this year. If he keeps up this pace, he'll be completely derailed by '07.
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