Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold issued a statement on the recent conflict in Egypt, where protesters have been demonstrating, demanded Egyptian President/dictator Hosni Mubarek step down immediately.
“If there is anything to be learned from recent events in Egypt, it is that the United States must pursue a long term strategy with the country and people of Egypt and with other countries and people who live in that region.
“No longer can we as a nation look the other way when “stable” dictators sacrifice human rights and freedoms in the name of security. This is a recipe for failure. The United States must engage with the people of Egypt to understand the hopes they have for their country, and then the US can play a constructive role in helping Egypt achieve its goals.
“President Hosni Mubarak’s extension of “emergency law” was wrong, but also merely a symptom of a government that had turned away from necessary political and democratic reforms–reforms which could have ensured the security and stability of that nation. I am pleased that President Obama has been direct and critical in his comments to President Mubarak, who should certainly step down and participate in a peaceful transition to a democratic civil society which respects the rule of law.”
Not surprisingly, Sen. Ron Johnson, the man who beat Feingold in the 2010 election, has not said a single word about the situation in Egypt.
No doubt Johnson apologist Kevin Binversie will blame Johnson’s lack of a statement on Senate IT folks, who probably just haven’t gotten around to posting Johnson’s statement on his Senate website.
Do you think rojo knows where egypt is or that there is anything going on there??
It’s an alphabetical problem.
That’s it!
This is off topic, but I thought we could all use a good laugh.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/04/chris-matthews-on-beck-what-hell-talking_n_818582.html
Did Feingold mention that George Soreos is funding a lot of these protests in Egypt, the democrat party and the Muslim Brotherhood.
I’d love to see proof that George Soros is directly funding the protests in Egypt and/or the Muslim Brotherhood, beyond you saying it’s so.
Gary 2 things:
1. what is the democrat party?
2. have a link by chance?
Dave Obey is the new K street lobbiest.
The Egyptian revolution is already having a good effect here in America. Cable news coverage of the event is almost as comprehensive as that of the death of Michael Jackson.