Today the Patriot Act, tomorrow the war

How sweet it must be for Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, after standing alone against the Patriot Act, to see this front page headline in the New York Times:

Once-Lone Foe of Patriot Act Has Company

Let's hope that one of these days we will see the same kind of story about his proposal to set a target date for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, where he also was the first to speak out.