Here at UsForRuss.com, we’re, well, for Russ! We’re part of the grassroots movement to support Russ Feingold for President because we believe that Russ Feingold has been the strong, consistent liberal leader that Barack Obama has failed to become.
Now, however, we have to acknowledge that Feingold has a rival among the liberal grassroots. On Friday, after Barack Obama caved in and agreed to help Republicans pass tax cuts for billionaires and for the wealthy inheritors of vast estates, liberals were despairing that there was no one left to stand up for their values in Washington D.C.
Then, Senator Bernard Sanders stood up. Sanders delivered a real filibuster, for 8 and a half hours, the first filibuster in 8 years. His speech was brilliant from start to finish, and it shows the progressive economic principles that Americans want to see in the White House.
In response to the filibuster, voters are calling for Sanders to run for President in 2012, as an independent candidate against Barack Obama. A Draft Bernard Sanders web site was begun, with a petition collecting signatures urging the senator to run for President.
I’d like to see Russ Feingold become President, so am I worried about the prospect of Bernard Sanders running for President too? Heck, no.
What we need most of all is for a solid leader to run against Barack Obama, from the left, to show the Democratic Party that they can’t take their political base, American liberals, for granted any longer. If Bernard Sanders is that candidate, that’s great.
Sanders-Feingold, or the other way around, would be an awesome ticket! They could actually win the presidency by running together, as they are both well-known, experienced, and much loved U.S. Senators.
I’d prefer ‘Russ/Bernie’, but either way would be a great ticket! A little (a lot?) too far left for most of our country, but this gives me hope! Something I’m running short on waching Barack cave.
Anytime Russ or Bernie have had air time, I listen. Seems Chris Dodd and a few other ‘use to be’ that way. Seems liberals are starting to fall by the wayside; Or, am I looking in all the wrong places?
Well; I’m here! and it feels good seeing politicians standing up for the rights of the American ‘middle/lower’ classes. I need to go ahead and ‘post’ this so I can read some more. (A friend asked me about “1st Responders”, so I need to see what’s happening in this corner of congress. DADT, Too.
Cr*p! I’ve got to sign up for FaceBook to sign the Feingold petition for 2012?
Really?
Either/or will do for me. Ralph Nader has stated that he would rather someone else run in ’12 (when he will be 78 years old). Nader would be great as the running mate as would Byron Dorgan or Bill Moyers.
P.S. I second that this site create a petition that doesn’t require one to sign up for facebook. I say with pride ‘I’m not on facebook.’ As much pride as when I say “I don’t have an iPod.”
Obama Supporter vs Progressives http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqsd0WNl8u0