RUSSELL FEINGOLD FOR PRESIDENT

A Democrat has finally had the courage to come out in favor of same-sex marriage, a position the whole Democratic party should take in order to both do the right thing and show they do stand for something:

Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), a prospective 2008 presidential candidate, said yesterday that he thinks bans on same-sex marriages have no place in the nation's laws.
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Feingold called the amendment "a mean-spirited attempt" to single out gay men and lesbians for discrimination and said he would vote against it. But he went further, announcing that he favors legalizing same-sex marriages.
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The Wisconsin senator said he is prepared to work with supporters of same-sex marriage to ensure that it is legal in the future.

"Further steps would be appropriate," he said, noting that his first priorities are to defeat the proposed Wisconsin amendment as well as a federal constitutional amendment that is expected to come to a vote in the Senate later this spring.

Well, at this point, after proposing to censure Bush for his illegal wiretapping program and now coming out in support of gay marriage, Feingold's name sure is standing out among the possible candidates for the presidency of either party.

At this juncture, he'd get my vote. No question.