Russ Feingold is not from the real world
The maverick senator, subject of a new
biography, is the latest embodiment of a
long and unique Wisconsin tradition.
July 24, 2007 | The setting: a closed-door strategy session in the Senate's LBJ Room.
The antagonists: Sens. Hillary Clinton and Russell Feingold.
The issue: Feingold's recently signed campaign finance reform bill. Clinton, whose husband's leasing of the Lincoln Bedroom had helped inspire the new law, was accompanied by an attorney. The attorney's job: Look for loopholes, loopholes that would allow the Democrats to keep raking in soft money -- unregulated, unlimited contributions to the party coffers. When Feingold objected, Clinton scolded him like Empress Livia dressing down a courtier.
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