Senator Feingold can be pretty interesting sometimes. As the Chamber of Commerce’s event wound down, reporters filtered out into the lobby and found the Senator hanging out a willing to take questions. I’m not entirely positive that his presence there as a counter-weight to the Chamber’s event was planned, but generally speaking, I don’t think these things happen by accident. Progressives should probably give more credit to senators that innovate in this way.

Anyway, at the Chamber’s presser, much of the discussion revolved around their contention that the health care bill being debated in the Senate doesn’t go far enough to contain costs.

I asked Senator Feingold if he agreed; his answer was that the Chamber’s criticism is legitimate. Of course, Feingold has a solution at the ready that the Chamber won’t like very much: a robust public option.