If this shit I'm reading here regarding Franken is correct

[kacekwl]

being pushed out by Schumer, Gillibrand etc. I'm done , seriously done. We have fucking killed ourselves and our chance to win an election ever again.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Is it possible they have more info than we do?

Something is going on behind the scenes, that much we know.

[lunamagica]

3. Why not let the investigation play out?

[kacekwl]

9. Why not exactly.

[Irish_Dem]

11. That is what I wanted, but he resigned instead.

And made apologies. So he is on a different page then most of us.

[lunamagica]

13. He hasn't resigned yet. He asked for the investigation. And he is bring pressured

by our side ro resign. Why don't they want the investigation to proceed?

[Irish_Dem]

14. I would think if an investigation clears him, they would want one. nt

[lunamagica]

15. It should happen regardless. Pressuring him to step down without an investigation

sets a bad, dangerous precedent.

[Irish_Dem]

16. If they have more information, then they should inform us. nt

[RandomAccess]

20. No he didn't.

[Irish_Dem]

24. True. We are jumping the gun. nt

[ChubbyStar]

31. NO you jumped the gun

YOU said he resigned and he has not. Who is the WE you mention?

[FarPoint]

6. It is a weak, milktoast plan

Think that if they clean house, GOP will also follow path...Democrats can say...see, we did it...If they don't, then this will be a campaign confrontation issue to gain 2018 control....I find it a weak hand and a blind roll of the dice.

[Bengus81]

17. That's been my theory too--and it's PATENTLY ridiculous....

If they are so STUPID as to think that if Franken steps down the CONS will demand that Moore halts his campaign then they are as stupid as they look.

Bannon and O'keefe are laughing their ASSESS off on how easy this operation was.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

27. If they actually believe that, Jared Kushner's got a building at 666 5th Avenue

to sell them.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

7. I will call bullshit on that.

"I know something you don't know" is a child's taunt.

And I realize you're not claiming to know something, but suggesting the Senators forcing Franken out really do know something they're keeping quiet strikes me as highly improbable.

[lame54]

36. Then it's a bad play to leave it there

[Irish_Dem]

41. I agree, it has been handled badly. nt

[FarPoint]

2. I'm done fighting too...

The relationship between Congressional Democrats and their grassroots backbone supporters has hit the wall.. ....over...I am done...Yea..done

[Renew Deal]

4. I think they know he will resign

So today is everyone's chance to call for his resignation. It's staged

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Franken is a threat to Schumer and his leadership.

The Progressives have touted Al as Presidential Timber. Secondly,there is a faction that hates Al from his Air America Days.

[GulfCoast66]

22. Yeah, that

Oh, and the sexual harassment

[spotthebird]

32. He grabbed a woman's waist! Where is the Taliban when you need 'em!

Where is the actual evidence of credibility of the claims.

[Nevernose]

40. Those women he didnt kiss?

Those women he didn’t kiss? Don’t forget the “he didn’t kiss me but he wanted to” sexual harassment. He’s been accused of NOT kissing someone. Twice. When coupled with the “he put his hand around my waist when we took a picture” assault.

[Nevernose]

8. Senator Gillibrand groped and kissed me

She didn’t actually kiss me, but I could tell she wanted to. And when we shook hands that time, she squeezed, which is clearly groping (according to The Atlantic).

She should step down.

[lostnfound]

39. +1 nt

[RandiFan1290]

10. They want their tax cuts. nt

[Egnever]

35. Sadly I am beginning to believe this is exactly it

They put on a show of fighting against it one day in the senate and turned right back to talking about peepees.

The week this bill is going to be rammed through this is their focus?

Seriously?

[GentryDixon]

12. I just unsubscribed from the DNC

and told them the same thing. These weak kneed Dems need to learn to fight for our party instead of giving in to the right wing media machine.

Let the Ethics Committee finish their investigation. I'm too old for this shit, but feel like I need to speak up. And I am a female who worked in an environment of male dominance. Let the true facts out. Don't throw our members overboard until we know the true facts. What Sen Franken has admitted to seems nothing other than comedic horseplay. Let's find out from the "anonymous" women when discovery comes about. If it proves out, then it will time for the Senator to go.

[Bengus81]

19. +100000

[FarPoint]

28. I want to do that too..

Could not find an unsubscribe area...Any tips?

[GentryDixon]

29. It's at the bottom of the email I got about Doug Jones poll.

I have sent money to Doug Jones through his website. I have not supported Dem candidates through the DNC since Debbie Wasserman-Schultz leadership. That way I choose who my support goes to.

[FarPoint]

34. Okay...

I didn't see it earlier.

[RiverStone]

37. Well said!! Agree n/t

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

18. I'm not far behind you, I see no way forward

I give up. I have donated my last dollar, I have worked on my last campaign.

Our leadership in the house and senate is bankrupt, our presidential stable is full of people with little prospect of performing better electorally than Clinton did in 2016 and our only manifest strategy is waiting for the Republicans to self-destruct.

It's going to take a generation to recover from the rout that is coming.

[TheCowsCameHome]

21. Tut, tut.

Mustn't speak ill of a Democrat(s) around here.

[Irish_Dem]

23. If he resigns, he needs to tell us why.

Was he railroaded into it, or does he have personal reasons for resigning.

[LisaL]

25. More than half of senate democrats are calling on him to resign.

So that makes it really hard to figure out why he would resign.
I mean, I just can't understand why he would resign when his own party is demanding he does so.

[Irish_Dem]

26. So you think he is being railroaded, and this is not his decision?

I don't know the answer to that question.

[CK_John]

30. Sen Franken should have publicly supported "UBI".

[Puzzledtraveller]

33. I think they are afraid.

Appeasing some middle ground they think will love them for it. Pelosi just this afternoon in response to the impeachment brought to a vote by house Democrats says now is not the time. So you see, now is never the time to make a stand, not against Trump, and not in support of Franken.

[Alea]

38. I'm blown away by all of this

My hope, it happening now might be better than right before the 2018 Elections. I don't know though. I don't know anything anymore. Maybe I never did : (

[Orsino]

42. We have rationalized anti-choice votes and stances by Dems before...

...and have always expected women on our side to fall in line with the party. Always by sacrificing their human dignity and rights. Always, always, always.

Let's not do that anymore, I say. Let's sacrifice political advantage to try to do right.