You know both of the candidates for U.S. Senator know that government does not create jobs. But one of the candidates knows how to fight to retain jobs and get the private sector to create jobs.

That candidate is current Sen. Russ Feingold. He stood up for the Wisconsin worker by opposing trade agreements like NAFTA and opposing future trade agreements like the New Zealand agriculture trade.

EDITOR: On Friday night, U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold appeared alone on PBS’s Here and Now program because Ron Johnston ducked out — again. His supporters in the Tea Party must be suffering some buyers’ remorse about now.

The biggest irony is that this ruling-class millionaire snob has been able to con so many Wisconsinites into thinking he’s their friend. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Making her 2010 campaign debut, first lady Michelle Obama headlined a fund-raiser for Senate Democrat Russ Feingold on Wednesday, arguing for his political independence by noting that he “doesn’t always agree” with her husband, the president.

“So Russ, you and I have a little something in common,” she said, addressing a luncheon crowd of more than 700 people who paid $250 to $500 to attend the event at the U.S. Cellular Arena.

There is one candidate for U.S. Senate that is truly serious about keeping Americans working and to getting jobs for the unemployed or underemployed. That candidate is Russ Feingold. He had a track record of doing this over and over again.

The latest example is his support for the HIRE Act of 2010. The act gives employers two tax breaks for hiring workers through the end of the year. One of the tax breaks is that for each worker retained for at least a year, businesses may claim an additional general business tax credit, up to $1,000 per worker, when they file their 2011 income tax returns.

There is one candidate for U.S. Senate that is truly serious about keeping Americans working and to get those (who are) unemployed working. That candidate is Russ Feingold. He had a proven track record of doing this over and over again.

Sen. Russ Feingold took a courageous stand on “Wireless Wiretapping” and stood up to a president who acted like the Bill of Rights and the Constitution were repealed by 9/11.

No wonder he received a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

Sen. Russ Feingold visited Hudson for the second time in three weeks last Friday.

He was in town for an evening fundraiser at the Hudson Golf Club, where he was joined by Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota.

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the passage of the Social Security Act, the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare endorsed Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., for re-election.

No surprise there.

RACINE – In an election year when the party in power is receiving lots of criticism, Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., said he voted against bills that contributed to the current economic conditions.

“I voted against these deficit policies. I voted against financial recklessness policies. And I voted against trade policies,” Feingold said Tuesday to The Journal Times Editorial Board.

Russ Feingold supports working families. He supports keeping and bringing better paying jobs to Wisconsin.

Feingold’s tax credits to small and large businesses lets them hire more people, increase their wages and increase their hours. Russ opposed all of those trade deals that cost Wisconsin thousands of decent-paying jobs.