Not Very Maverick Feingold

WisPolitics interviewed Sen. Russ Feingold.

The maverick senator from Wisconsin and former presidential candidate isn't ready to make an endorsement yet.

U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold said if Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton wins Wisconsin with a "significant victory," it would help him to decide which candidate to back for the party's nomination.

"The next important piece of information will be what happens in Wisconsin," Feingold told WisPolitics. "That will be of significance to me, in terms of where I'm leaning."

Huh?

That sounds like something Herb Kohl would say.

In effect, Feingold is saying that he is waiting to endorse the winning candidate.

That's rather wimpy.

Are Hillary and Obama so similar that Feingold is on the fence about which one to endorse? Doesn't he prefer one over the other?

I think he doesn't want to burn any bridges. He's probably looking for a cabinet position or some other appointment.

Maybe he's even hoping to be on the candidates' short list for VP. That would certainly be a gift to the Republicans.

I think it's unlikely that Feingold would be tapped for the second spot on the ticket. Some other position in a Dem administration would be more likely.

Feingold as attorney general -- That's the best al Qaeda could hope for, the terrorists' dream appointment.

Feingold as secretary of defense -- Vladimir Putin, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bashar al-Assad, and Kim Jong-il would be thrilled.

Feingold as Supreme Court justice -- God help us all.
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Audio of the interview here.