This is Al Franken.

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109. I do. They lost the right to be called leaders. They are followers.

I hold them accountable because I and millions of others could see the truth. And almost HALF the Democrats refused to sign on.

So it was just those 30...out of hundreds of politicians, who signed on to that ouster. I have an idea why. But whatever the reason, I have that list of 30 on my computer. They are not leaders. They sign on to things, when they sense an advantage. Even if it kills someone career.

What's very telling about it is that ousting him was NOT the normal thing to do. There is a longstanding normal procedure: ethics investigation. The details of accusations weren't even all fully reported yet.

Franken's national political career is over. The ouster killed it, IMO. I'd like to see him back. But it won't happen. Maybe on a state level, though.

We lost a strong voice in the Senate. His questioning revealed that Sessions was lying, and that lead to Sessions' recusal. We can see why he became a target of the Republicans. IMO, this was a Republican manipulation from the start.

It's hard to take a stand against a movement, even when it endangers someone who might be innocent. It takes leadership to do that. One of the few who refused to sign the ouster was Amy Kobuchar. But there were others.