I was impressed by the class that Senator Russ Feingold displayed in his concession speech Tuesday night in Middleton, Wisconsin. This modest man of principle who voted against the so-called Patriot Act "because I read it," a progressive hero to millions, went down defiantly, saying that the fight continues.
Yet he closed on a grace note, quoting "who else - Bob Dylan: 'But my heart is not weary / It's light and it's free. / I've got nothing but affection for all those who sail with me.'" Thanks for serving our country so well since 1992, Russ. I'm proud to call you Captain, my Captain! (- from a poem by Walt Whitman re Abe Lincoln)
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