Feingold in N.H.

Interesting article about Russ Feingold's recent visit to New Hampshire.

An excerpt:

Feingold was introduced by John Rauh, a longtime activist for political reform.

Rauh singled out three Feingold votes for the crowd to ponder.

One was the senator's opposition to the Iraq war.

That drew hefty applause from the 130 or so Democrats at the event, billed as the "Eleanor Roosevelt Covered Dish Dinner."

Then Rauh cited Feingold's vote last week for Bush nominee John Roberts as chief justice of the United States.

That drew silence.

"You may or may not agree with Russ," Rauh told the audience. "But I suggest that it indicates the deep sense of independence within his soul."

Then Rauh mentioned that Feingold was the only senator to vote against the 2001 USA Patriot Act.

The crowd gave Feingold, who was still waiting to speak, a standing ovation.

There's no description of who, exactly, was in the crowd, but you can sure draw some conclusions from that.