Feingold keynote speech to the Minnesota DFL Convention Saturday

Tells Dems to avoid complacency. Be bold. Stand for something!

http://www.publicradio.org/tools/media/player/news/features/2006/06/10_extra_feingoldspeech?ext=rm

http://www.startribune.com/587/story/485437.html

Feingold sees work to do

Democratic U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin warned delegates that "Minnesota is a tough state for us" and, despite President Bush's lagging poll support, "we will not win this November by default."

Instead, Feingold said in a morning keynote address, "we must stand up on principle and show people we are ready to run the country."

His prescriptions included guaranteed health care for all Americans, a "Manhattan-style project" for U.S. energy independence, withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by year's end and "refocus on the real fight against terrorism." Feingold, a possible presidential candidate in 2008, also defended his call for congressional censure of Bush over warrantless electronic eavesdropping of U.S. citizens.