RUSS FEINGOLD ANNOUNCES HIS NEW PROGRESSIVE PATRIOT: JERRY McNERNEY (GREAT CHOICE)

I think the last time I got something from Russ Feingold's Progressive Patriot's PAC it was a plea for money for a "moderate" Democratic incumbent, Leonard Boswell of Iowa. (Boswell is certainly moderate compared to drooling fascist scum like DeLay and Cheney and Pombo, but reactionary if you look at how he actually votes on key Democratic core values issues. I'm sure he's a wonderful man (if Russ says so) and I have no doubt that any Republican who replaces him will be immeasurably worse. But with so many great progressives in need of scarce financial assistance-- progressives who will vote to preserve a woman's right to choice and to protect endangered minorities and to stand up for consumers and workers against Big Business and who will vote against Bush's harebrained neo-Con schemes-- why send some to Establishment Democrats who are... well, frankly, just "better than a Republican." I hope he wins. But my money goes to Donna Edwards and Ned Lamont and Jon Tester and Jerry McNerney. And today Russ Feingold's also goes to Jerry.

Today's e-mail from Feingold's Progressive Patriot PAC was far more welcomed news.

The Progressive Patriots Fund announced Jerry McNerney as the winner of “Pick a Progressive Patriot: YearlyKos,” a special round of its popular online voting event. McNerney is challenging Rep. Richard Pombo in California’s 11 District.

“This round of the ‘Pick a Progressive Patriot’ was a huge success,” Feingold said. “Over 50 candidates were nominated from 24 states, but in the end McNerney received the most support from a very enthusiastic group of bloggers and online activists.  We are happy to send $5000 to the McNerney campaign and we thank everyone who participated in this round of “Pick a Progressive Patriot.”

Voting took place this past weekend at the YearlyKos convention in Las Vegas, as well as online across the country. This was the fourth round of “Pick a Progressive Patriot.”

Other top vote getters, who will receive financial support from Feingold’s Progressive Patriots Fund are:
John Laesch (IL-14)
Charles Brown (CA- 4)
Eric Massa (NY - 29)

Past candidates named “Progressive Patriots” are John Courage (TX-21), Bill Winter (CO-06) and Rich Olive (IA-5 Senate District).  Next week Feingold will launch his fifth “Pick a Progressive Patriot” online voting event, this time focusing on some of the excellent Democratic candidates for Governor across the country.

I've maintained a bucket for Russ' Progressive Patriots PAC at the DWT ACT BLUE Page and, of course, I also have a bucket for Jerry, money that goes directly to his campaign-- 100% of it, none for me and none for Leonard Boswell, Joe Lieberman, or anyone else who supports George Bush's anti-democratic agenda.