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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans will plow through Dr. Ford, but Al Franken must resign over allegations of sexual
misconduct?
Republicans have no principals.
On the bright side, Republicans are now exposing that as clear as day.
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)Throw the bums out of Majority!!
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)resignation at the end of chain of allegations either exactly because it meant WE established our principles. Sometimes there is more than two sides to choose from...nuances...consequences.
Now comes the payoff. I like to think Franken understood that too.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)and the other allegations were he put his arm on their waist.
sigh
Or that he said he had a right to kiss someone, he either NEVER said it or did it jokingly.
He is Mr. Married man and loyal married man but he is also a genius who was destroying the traitors in the GOP so he had to go.
I am done talking.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)the reputation of the Democratic Party as the party that believes the women...politics be damned, as hurtful as that is.
Franken resigned on principal. We can stand on that principal now and Republicans can not.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)They dont care that we do the right thing and they dont.
They dont care about rules, whether not to use the nuke option on SC or whatever.
They are actually, for real, no hyperbole, TRAITORS.
We cant reason with them.
maxsolomon
(33,310 posts)"We" won't "plow through" Kavanaugh. Dems will vote against him.
Accusations of Hypocrisy mean nothing to Republics. They know that Power is what matters, not principles.
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)RandiFan1290
(6,229 posts)Just like they did with Shirley Sherrod.
Breitbart knows it works so they will keep doing it.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)We need his strong voice now more than ever.
AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)They don't play the "eat your own" game for the most part
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)AncientGeezer
(2,146 posts)He didn't quit because of R's....he wouldn't have quit if it was R's demanding.