Right-wing Senate candidate got bailout

In Wisconsin, popular Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold is facing a Republican challenger - right-wing extremist and climate change denier Ron Johnson.

I think Johnson is a longshot, but he's corporate-backed, and he'll get a lot of corporate personhood money. So keep an eye on him.

Johnson portrays himself as a businessfaced kind of guy. But - even though he rails against government funding for everything else - his business has accepted millions in bailout money. His company expanded thanks to a $2,500,000 handout issued by the city of Oshkosh, Wisconsin (site of my 1998 fact-finding mission).

Oops.

Somehow I doubt Ron Johnson supports repealing the welfare "reform" law that robbed poor families. Yet he accepts taxpayer money for his business.

Johnson said the handout he received wasn't really a handout at all. Um, yes it was, Ron.

Once GOP hypocrisy comes to the fore again in the fall, I don't think Johnson is going to pose a real electoral threat - especially against somebody as popular as Feingold. But like I said, keep an eye on Johnson.

(Source: http://www.wkow.com/Global/story.asp?S=13042988)