FEINGOLD: Dems Being Just "A Little Different Than Repubs" Won't Win

[kpete]

WEDNESDAY
8/9/2006

3:30 p.m.: Feingold Says Centrist DLC Consultants 'Instill Fear in Democrats'

MILWAUKEE -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold knocked the centrist Democratic Leadership Council today, saying its strategy of hoping to win by being “a little different than Republicans” hasn’t worked. He also accused the group's adherents of instilling fear in Democrats who oppose the war.

“They are the ones that coalesced with the big corporations to pass unfair trade agreements that hurt America,” Feingold said. “It was the DLC that came up with the health care plan with the Clintons that was so complicated nobody could understand it. It’s the DLC that has cut off our ability to say things like, ‘Let’s get out of Iraq because it’s a bad idea.’”

Feingold said DLC consultants “instill fear in Democrats” by saying opposition to the war would be taken as not supporting the troops. “What I want is us to get the right answer whether it’s liberal, conservative or middle of the road,” Feingold said.

Democrats should not try to be just “a little different than the Republicans and hope that we win," Feingold said. "I think that’s what (the DLC) brought us and it hasn’t worked.”

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[MadMaddie]

1. Oh....Feingold.....how true you are......

Keep up the preasure.....

[wanpete]

2. yeppers, just ask joe slimeberman.

[Raydawg1234]

3. Feingold for pres!

[denverbill]

4. He keeps saying all the right things for me.

I know I'll never agree 100% with any candidate, and I think Russ has even said 1 or 2 things I didn't agree with, but he is so much closer to what I'm looking for for President than anyone else I can think of since Howard Dean. I wish we had about 30 more national leaders like him.

[rubberducky]

5. Sounds like she get`s it.

Hope the rest of the dems "get it"!! Maybe they will finally pay more attention to thier base.