Al Franken stepped up and took it like a man.

[pat_k]

4. I'm disgusted with him, as he is with himself, but any parrallel to Moore,

...Packwood, Adams, or other figures whose careers were (or will be) rightfully ended by a history of sexually abusive conduct is completely absurd.

I respect the honestly of his response. Unfortunately, that photo is a black spot on my image of him I won't be able to erase.

You are right Al:

"...There's no excuse. I look at it now and I feel disgusted with myself. It isn't funny. It's completely inappropriate. It's obvious how Leeann would feel violated by that picture. And, what's more, I can see how millions of other women would feel violated by it—women who have had similar experiences in their own lives, women who fear having those experiences, women who look up to me, women who have counted on me..."