Senator Gillibrand should be ashamed of railroading Senator Franken out of the Senate.

[madaboutharry]

70. I didn't want to start a food fight.

I think I make valid points. Sen. Gellibrand has an agenda. It is very honorable to take on sexual harassment. As someone who once quit a job because of sexual harassment, I know what it looks and feels like. It is long past the time it should be tolerated. That said, I think Sen. Gellibrand was wrong. She was wrong to refuse to acknowledge there are differences in behavior. And she was wrong to demand his resignation in what looked like a calculation before the Alabama special election.

The problem in Sen. Franken's reaction to the allegations is that he is a decent man who is capable of questioning his own behavior. Perhaps he could have held off the storm better if he was a sociopath like the some of the serial deniers we have heard from lately.

And holding Sen. Gellibrand responsible for her own words is not sexist. Her gender is not relevant. It was her actions and words that are relevant.

I have been always been a democrat, like every single member of my family from the minute they stepped off the boat. And I always will vote for the democrat, no matter who it is. (Well, I would not vote for a democratic version of Roy Moore or some other dirtbag - but you know what I mean.) And if for some reason Sen. Gellibrand is the nominee in 2020, I will vote for her too. But only on election day. And I won't feel good about. Sen. Gellibrand has something in her personality that alienates me. I don't have to love her to know what is best for the country. I am certain that I am not alone in how I feel about this whole sorry episode.