Feingold shows a knack for thinking through issues on a case-by-case basis instead of marching in a partisan parade.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Feingold is noted for independent thinking rather than strict party loyalty.
- In plain terms
- He decides cases on facts not party lines.
- What can you take from it?
- Evaluate issues independently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is partisanship ever useful?
- How do you measure independence?
Another view
Independence can look like unpredictability.
More from Russ Feingold
The nation needs more leaders similar to Feingold - a Democrat in the Wisconsin Progressive Party tradition - who don't just talk the talk, they walk the walk.
Permalink to quote #32 Feingold won big after voting against the Iraq war and Bush's tax cuts, and having cast the lone vote in the Senate against the Patriot Act
Permalink to quote #34 It's looking like he's omniscient or a mind reader.
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