| − | '''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''' (b. March 2, 1953) is the extremely [[liberal]], junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]]. He has served in the senate since 1993. | + | '''Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold''' (b. March 2, 1953) is an [[liberal]] junior [[United States Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]]. He has served in the senate since 1993. He was the only Senator to vote against the [[Patriot Act]] in 2001. |
| − | Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005. When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold actually iterated the dazed position that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref> | + | Feingold was the first senator to call for a specific date for troop withdrawal of U.S. forces in the [[Iraq War]] on August 17, 2005. When [[President Bush]] pointed out a specific timetable would play into the terrorists' hands, Feingold stated that "not talking about endgames" was advantageous for the terrorists. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/17/AR2005081701778.html</ref> |