But will they listen?

Sen. Russ Feingold (news, bio, voting record), a potential anti-war candidate in the 2008 presidential field, urged fellow Democrats on Monday to show more backbone in challenging President Bush on Iraq.

“We must get out of our political foxholes and be willing to clearly and specifically point out what a strategic error the Iraq invasion has been,” Feingold, D-Wis., told a National Press Club audience.

He said some Democrats in Congress gave in to “intimidation” by the Bush administration when they voted to authorize the war in 2002, and warned: “If we do not show both a practical and emotional readiness to lead in the fight against terrorism, we will lose in ’06 and we will lose in ’08, just like we did in ’02 and ’04.”

In March, Feingold called for the censure of Bush over the administration’s warrantless surveillance program. So far, only two Democrats, Tom Harkin of Iowa and Barbara Boxer of California, have signed on as co-sponsors

Feingold is right. The Democrats need to get louder and stand their ground to the GOP machine. They need to let America know they hear her cries and want to help. The Republicans flat out tell us they won’t listen so we need someone who will. If the Democrats won’t then we might as well give up.