“Why should we believe people who constantly try to push these trade agreements and won't even admit when one has gone wrong? It makes working people feel like the process is rigged. The reason is, it is rigged.” PeopleFeelsShouldTryingBelieveReasonProcessGoneTradeAgreementRiggedTrade Agreements Author:Russ Feingold
“People whose terms go for five years or longer, like FCC commissioners. That's a higher standard. Then district judges, who are appointed for a lifetime but can be overruled. Then Court of Appeals judges. They're not the highest level, but they're almost the final word. And then, of course, the Supreme Court.” PeopleYearsCoursesTermLevelsFiveJudgingHigherHighestStandardsCourtLifetimeFinalsSupremeAppealsFive YearsSupreme CourtHigher StandardsFinal WordsCommissionersFcc Author:Russ Feingold
“I believe that the Israelis and the Palestinians, by and large, want peace, they each want their own country, and they want to get along, and they are going to get along. I know it sounds unbelievable, but I know enough about this, having been there, that these are sophisticated people. It's not like in Pakistan, where people have been told about Jews for a thousand years but don't know any. The Palestinians know the Jews.” PeopleKnowsWantYearsBelieveHas BeensCountryEnoughI BelieveSoundThousandJewPalestinianSophisticatedThousand YearsUnbelievablePakistan Author:Russ Feingold
“I don't worry too much about what people think about my image, but I think I am pretty polite. My colleagues say I am a gentleman in my dealings with them, even when I disagree. I am difficult because I won't back off on things like the pay raise and the anti-terrorism bill. I'm not a go-along kind of guy. I do respect the institution. I do respect my colleagues. But I didn't go to Washington to make friends. That's not where my friends are.” PeopleThinkingKindGuyDifficultPayWorryToo MuchMy FriendsRaisesInstitutionsBillsTerrorismGentlemanDisagreeColleaguesPoliteDealingsI Am PrettyAnti Terrorism Author:Russ Feingold
“Tea Party people know that I stood against the Wall Street scam from Day One, that I voted against TARP, that I voted against repealing Glass-Steagall Act that kept these guys under some control.” PeopleKnowsGuyPartyStreetsWallGlassesTeaTea PartyScamsRepealingTarp Author:Russ Feingold
