WHAT WE SAID 25 YEARS AGO Russ Feingold stood firm against ‘Borking’ 25 years ago Jan 26, 2026 Jan 26, 2026 Updated Feb 16, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This State Journal editorial ran on Feb. 1, 2001:kAm#FDD u6:?8@=5’D G@E6 E@ 25G2?46 y@9? pD94C@7E’D 4@?7:C>2E:@? 2D 2EE@C?6J 86?6C2= H2D AC:?4:A=65 2?5 4@FC286@FD — ?@E 3642FD6 pD94C@7E :D E96 36DE 49@:46 !C6D:56?E qFD9 4@F=5 92G6 >256[ 3FE 3642FD6 u6:?8@=5 >256 E96 C:89E 49@:46 :? E96 7246 @7 6?@C>@FD AC6DDFC6 7C@> E9@D6 H9@ H@F=5 56>2?5 9:D A9:=@D@A9:42= 762=EJ]k^Am U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Middleton, speaks in 2001 having voted for Republican President George W. Bush’s nominee for attorney general. BEN MARGOT, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVES kAm%96 pD94C@7E 4@?7:C>2E:@? 92D 364@>6 2 =:E>FD E6DE 7@C E96 A@=:E:42= =67E[ 2?5 H@6 36 E@ E9@D6 s6>@4C2ED H9@ 72:= :E]k^Am kAmu6:?8@=5 H2D E96 @?=J s6>@4C2E @? E96 $6?2E6 yF5:4:2CJ r@>>:EE66 E@ G@E6 7@C 7@C>6C |:DD@FC: $6?] pD94C@7E H96? E96 A2?6= >@G65 9:D ?@>:?2E:@? E@ E96 7=@@C] u6:?8@=5 >256 :E 4=62C 96 5:5?’E 28C66 H:E9 >2?J @7 pD94C@7E’D G:6HD[ 3FE 96 C67FD65 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E96 :56@=@8:42= H2C @7 2EEC:E:@? E92E 92D 366? H2865 2C@F?5 AC6D:56?E:2= ?@>:?66D @7 3@E9 A2CE:6D D:?46 #@36CE q@C< H2D C6;64E65 7@C 2 D62E @? E96 &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE]k^Am People are also reading… Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Lake Geneva approves contract with communications firm Williams Bay approves to establish tourism commission Woman dies when she falls into propeller in Lake Geneva boating accident 'Modzilla' to strike the Fontana-on-Geneva Lake area Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported Bobcat stalks and strikes Wisconsin turkey hunter Todd Krause re-elected to second term as Lake Geneva’s mayor UPDATE: US military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship Lake Geneva restaurant owner honored for quick response Badger baseball and softball teams post wins, girls soccer suffers 1-0 loss How to contact Ron Johnson One of the best ways to influence your U.S. senators is to call or write him. kAm(:D4@?D:?’D ;F?:@C D6?2E@C F?56CDE2?5D E92E AC6D:56?ED 56D6CG6 E96 C:89E E@ ?@>:?2E6 A6@A=6 :? H9@> E96J 92G6 ECFDE 2?5 4@?7:56?46] &?=6DD E9@D6 ?@>:?66D =24< E96 6IA6C:6?46 2?5 23:=:EJ E@ 5@ E96 ;@3[ @C 72:= E@ >62DFC6 FA E@ 6E9:42= DE2?52C5D[ E96J D9@F=5 36 4@?7:C>65] …k^Am How to contact Tammy Baldwin One of the best ways to influence your U.S. senators is to call or write her. kAmu6:?8@=5 92D 5:D2AA@:?E65 D@>6 @7 9:D 4@?DE:EF6?ED[ 3FE 96 92D 6=6G2E65 9:>D6=7 :? E96 6J6D @7 @E96CD] {6E’D 9@A6 9:D DE2?5 >2<6D E96 “q@C<:?8” @7 2== AC6D:56?E:2= ?@>:?66D[ s6>@4C2E @C #6AF3=:42?[ 92C56C E@ 5@]k^Am Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Carey Fowler opened Eight Maids Cheese Shop, 723 Williams Bay in Lake Geneva, in December 2025. The cheese shop features locally-produced arti… Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation This 83-year-old steakhouse is known as one of the best supper clubs in Wisconsin. Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program Members of the Lake Geneva City Council approved on April 13 to hold off voting on a proposed trolley transportation program and to continue d… City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Lake Geneva City Administrator Dave De Angelis presented an updated on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Highway 50/Main Street roa… A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million.
How to contact Ron Johnson One of the best ways to influence your U.S. senators is to call or write him.
How to contact Tammy Baldwin One of the best ways to influence your U.S. senators is to call or write her.
Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition Carey Fowler opened Eight Maids Cheese Shop, 723 Williams Bay in Lake Geneva, in December 2025. The cheese shop features locally-produced arti…
Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation This 83-year-old steakhouse is known as one of the best supper clubs in Wisconsin.
Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program Members of the Lake Geneva City Council approved on April 13 to hold off voting on a proposed trolley transportation program and to continue d…
City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Lake Geneva City Administrator Dave De Angelis presented an updated on the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Highway 50/Main Street roa…
A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Owner Raymond Hohe, 67, said he had sold the home and its roughly 188 acres of land for about $1.7 million.
