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Different Drummer

(7,592 posts) Mon Sep 17, 2018, 04:02 PM Sep 2018

Susan Collins didn't ask for Al Franken and his accusers to testify.

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Susan Collins didn't ask for Al Franken and his accusers to testify. (Original Post) Different Drummer Sep 2018 OP

The truth is the Democrats pressured Al Franken to step down, and he did so because he didn't want still_one Sep 2018 #1

The Congressional Dems also wanted to make a point about Roy Moore... Raster Sep 2018 #2

that's true raster still_one Sep 2018 #3

You can't really tell the other party how to behave while realmirage Sep 2018 #4

still_one

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1. The truth is the Democrats pressured Al Franken to step down, and he did so because he didn't want

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2018, 04:09 PM

Sep 2018

Last edited Mon Sep 17, 2018, 05:47 PM - Edit history (1)

to divide the Democrats after an extremely divisive election. He did it for the good of the party and country, in hopes we could unify faster

At least that is how I look at it.