Democrat Feingold runs ad touting health care vote

[book_worm]

Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin boldly embraces and defends his vote for the health care reform law in his latest campaign television ad, even as other Democrats avoid the topic and Republicans rail against it.

Feingold's Republican opponent, Ron Johnson, has his own ad taking Feingold to task for the March vote, saying Feingold went against the wishes of Wisconsin residents.

While other candidates have defended aspects of the health care law, most Democrats have shied away from it on the campaign trail as polls reflect voter concern about the scope and expense of the reforms.

President Barack Obama, with Feingold at his side, defended the law at a political rally on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus last week. Obama specifically touted the provision allowing young adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents' health insurance.

That change, as well as prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating against children with preexisting conditions and banning lifetime coverage limits, are frequently cited by backers of the law.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iihsPKOY9behbAdrpeSeH9-dyxfQD9IL3NL00?docId=D9IL3NL00

[still_one]

1. Wisconsin doesn't know what a treasure they have in Feingold, and they are going to piss it off

I can only say, that they, and others who end up electing a repuke congress deserve exactly what will be coming to them

[PeaceNikki]

2. Many of us actually understand that very well. And we don't "deserve" Ron Johnson

[still_one]

4. I was trying to only single out those who don't vote for Feingold. The whole country seems to have

short memories, at least based on the polls. Even though the polls seem to indicate they are aware that the bush administration set us up for the largest financial implosion since the great depression, it doesn't seem to bother them that the current crop of republicans in congress and running, are even WORSE than bush was

[PeaceNikki]

5. That's not how it works.

Wisconsin is full of great progressives who don't "deserve" that.

[still_one]

9. you are right /nt

[book_worm]

3. Actually we elected Feingold 3 times so we know he's good. He may even win this year

but politics go in cycles. This is apparently a bad cycle for Democrats. Gaylord Nelson, another good progressive, who was Feingold's hero, was a three term senator and lost when he ran for a fourth term in a bad year for Dems (1980). All we can do is work hard for our candidates and vote and hope for the best. It's not only WI but happening all across the country. Who would have guessed that the people of MA would elect a mediocrity to replace Ted Kennedy.

[still_one]

7. I agree, but what concerns me is not just "one" bad year, the trend of the country seems to be

moving more to the right every time I look up, in spite of the fact that most of the pain has been conservative philosophy

bush had 8 years to destroy our whole economic system, and even though most polls indicate that people recognize that, they are still willing to vote for people who are even worse than bush

Did we ever have critical thinking?

[PeaceNikki]

6. From last night's debate - in reply to Johnson demanding HCR be repealed

Does it really invade his freedom to make sure that over a million Wisconsin residents don't get denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions?

Does it really hurt his freedom that people running into limits on lifetime coverage no longer can be cut off from coverage?

Does it really limit his freedom that kids under 26 can now be covered under their parents' policy?

I wonder if it bothers him that the bill provides healthcare tax credits to over 80,000 small businesses in Wisconsin. He would repeal that. He would take that away from all of the Wisconsin small busniesses that are going to get the benefit from that.

Does it really hurt his freedom that finally older people who can't afford their prescription drugs will have some coverage and some funds to cover that doughnut hole, that gap in coverage in Medicare Part D?

These are good things. He would wipe them all out, he would put the insurance companies back in control which is absolutely against what the people of Wisconsin want.

Starts at about 13:00 here: http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/10/08/HP/A/39188/Wisconsin+US+Senate+Debate.aspx

[still_one]

8. Thanks. I really hope people wake up all over the country /nt

[still_one]

10. Wow, Russ is extremely articulate /nt

[JNelson6563]

11. Nice.

[LiberalFighter]

12. Democrats need to challenge Republicans when they say Democrats went against

the wishes of the residents.

Maybe push the meme that he isn't concerned about all of the residents of Wisconsin. Just the Chamber, damn %&$#@ teabaggers that are clueless, and dumb ass Republicans.

[PeaceNikki]

13. He did. And is.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=470830&mesg_id=470856