My local paper, the La Crosse Tribune, endorses Feingold:

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http://lacrossetribune.com/news/opinion/article_fadeffd0-de54-11df-a27f-001cc4c03286.html

Tribune endorsement: Feingold should remain in Senate

By Tribune editorial board lacrossetribune.com | Posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010 12:05 am | (2) Comments

For the good of Wisconsin, Russ Feingold deserves to continue his service in the U.S. Senate.

The three-term Democrat from Middleton continues to lead with his principles and work in a collaborative, bipartisan fashion to strengthen our nation and its role in today’s complex world.

He grasps the complexities, especially abroad, and he continues to show a great deal of courage in tackling difficult issues in a thoughtful, forward-thinking manner with members of both parties.

There are plenty of things to like about his opponent, Ron Johnson — his business and manufacturing background, his grasp on finance, his rapid rise to become a viable candidate for U.S. Senate.

But his stick-to-the-playbook rhetoric is, at times, troubling.

The Oshkosh businessman insists that Feingold should be thrown out because he’s a career politician. When the Tribune’s editorial board asked Johnson about Republicans in Wisconsin who have been career politicians — names like Walker, Ryan, Sensenbrenner, Petri — he said he has no problem with that, because he shares their political philosophies.

Well, at least he’s honest about it.

His party-line mantra on throwing out health care reform ignores the economic reality that the current model is unsustainable and the Medicare reimbursement for the people and the health care institutions of Wisconsin are grossly unfair compared to other parts of the country.

[Smarmie Doofus]

1. That's not honesty. It's contradiction.

>>>The Oshkosh businessman insists that Feingold should be thrown out because he’s a career politician. When the Tribune’s editorial board asked Johnson about Republicans in Wisconsin who have been career politicians — names like Walker, Ryan, Sensenbrenner, Petri — he said he has no problem with that, because he shares their political philosophies.

Well, at least he’s honest about it.>>>>

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2. Good to hear. Now let's let it persuade as many

voters as possible that Feingold is pretty much a national treasure and his opponent is pretty much a slimeball.