Russ Feingold for Secretary of State.

[NPolitics1979]

Former 2 term US Senator-member of the Foriegn Relations committee. Progressive but he is popular with his BFF, John McCain.

[midnight]

1. The best thing I've read all day.... K&R

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

2. Love it...

I would be a delightful "fuck you" to the Senate Republicans to know that they can't have Kerry's seat. And the can't keep objecting to every potential nominee until they get the one they want.

[postulater]

3. Now we're talking!

[LTR]

4. I was hoping ...

...he'd run against Walker for governor in 2014.

[reteachinwi]

5. SOS

or governor, his voice and influence would be welcome.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

6. Yeah, I've missed him

SOS, Governor or Supreme Court. He could do any of it. This needs more recs!

[NPolitics1979]

7. I also considered former VP Al Gore but Republicans in the US Senate will be

inclined to filibuster. John McCain is less likely to support a filibuster against Feingold than Gore.

[SunSeeker]

8. Great suggestion!

[BluegrassDem]

9. I don't think Obama and Feingold are best buddies

The 2 aren't close at all. No way that happens.

[Texin]

17. I don't believe Obama and the Clintons were "best buddies" either.

This isn't a buddy movie. I think Feingold would be a good choice. But I've gotta agree with the person who said WI needs him to oppose Snot Walker though.

[quakerboy]

10. Not likely

But there are not many governmental positions that I wouldnt be ok with him taking on.

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

11. any reason he couldn't ask Bill Clinton?

[Arkana]

12. Russ couldn't be rousted out of Marquette

to run for governor in the recall.

I doubt he's going to want a job in DC.

[Texin]

18. The position of Secretary of State of the United States

isn't just some backwater post. I think Feingold knew that ousting Walker wasn't going to be a cakewalk and didn't want to become a political casualty to the Tea Party. I think the prestige of being the SOS would be too much for a person to just shrug his shoulders and say I think I'll stay in Marquette. Really? Seriously?

[WI_DEM]

13. I'd prefer him than a current sitting US Senator whose seat MIGHT

be lost in a special election.

[cascadiance]

14. I was just thinking the same thing the other day...

Tell the Rethugs, that if you wanted to get a Republican senator in to congress, you already got yours when you replaced Feingold earlier. You don't get ANY more now!

And could set him up well to be a part of a ticket in 2016 too. Had earlier hoped he could be that person as a replacement for Scott Walker in the recall. But SoS will also do too!

Perhaps he just needs to get a decent wife soon kind of like Kucinich did earlier if he could be persuaded to be preparing for 2016...

[zipplewrath]

15. Good idea

And Russ might be able to leverage that position into a Presidential run. That'd blow the Third Way heads.

[Myrina]

16. No, WI needs him to run against Snot Walker.

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