My Favorite Democrat

I can't find much that Russ Feingold stands for that I agree with, but he is a man of honor.  George Will profiles him today.  Feingold is a man of strong conviction who does not stoop to demagoguery to advance his agenda.  You might say he has all the virtues of a Howard Dean with none of Dean's vices.  In 1998, when he was in a tough re-election race, Feingold stuck to his promise not to take PAC money, even though it nearly cost him his seat.  Even though I find the McCain-Feingold bill a seriously wrong headed piece of legislation, at least Sen. Feingold is willing to take his logic to its conclusion and argue for public financing of elections, something Sen. McCain won't do.  I happen to be strongly against public financing, but if one accepts the McCain-Feingold premises, then it is the only solution.  Also, Sen. Feingold voted against the war in Iraq, but I don't hear him complaining about "obviously fabricated" intelligence as some who did vote for the war are (someone correct me if I am wrong about Feingold).  I hope Sen. Feingold runs for president, that he remains a man of honor (it's tough to maintain one's honor when running for that office), and I hope his party nominates him.