On CNN's The Situation Room, Russ Feingold got some nice props for taking his stand.
Bill Schneider: Wolf, Senator Russ Feingold's motion to censure President Bush has been called foolish, bold, reckless, courageous, self-serving, and principled. We call it the "Political Play of the Week."

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Bill Schneider: Senator Russ Feingold isn't afraid to take a stand. He was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act after 9/11 and the first senator to propose a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Now he has moved to censure President Bush for authorizing wiretaps without a court warrant.

Now how will they feel when they take a look at the physical warrantless searches Bush instituted?

Jane finds this important poll number from Rasmussen:

"Feingold's popularity among Democrats has soared from 22% before he introduced the resolution to 52% after the resolution. The nerve he tapped is way beyond political squabbling. This should not be some big mystery...read on

Digby: Feingold stepped up and spoke for millions of Americans who see this administration's abuse of power as a very serious matter for which this president should be held to account. We are desperate for such leadership and we care nothing about the lack of political politesse with which it was raised. The president and his party are held in very low esteem by two thirds of the country. If not now, when?

CNN Inside Politics interviews John Conyers about DSM Forum

Rep. John Conyers gives an excellent interview. CNN provides some of it's more balanced reporting.

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Brad Blog wasn't happy about Bill Schneider.

On Inside Politics today, Bill Schneider did an Oscar round up and said:

SCHNEIDER: The head of the Motion Picture Academy provide a moment that red state viewers, all Americans, in fact, can connect with it.

FRANK PERSON, PRESIDENT AMPAS: We dedicate the 77th Academy Awards services to the men and women in the armed services where are they serve with our gratitude forever for the sacrifices that they have made....

By saying that a dedication to the troops is only a red state issue (even though he corrected himself) was really a shot to all democrats that we couldn't possibly support our troops and live in a blue state. The CNN censors should have done a "Robin WIlliams" on him.