To The Franken Must Resign Crowd

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4. I don't know about RW "hit job," but...

... any attempts to draw a parallel between a disgusting demonstration of misogynistic attitudes that pervade our culture, and the criminally abusive conduct that ended the careers of people like Robert Packwood or Brock Adams, are absurd.

And so are the calls for him to resign.

As I said in another post:

I'm disgusted with Franken, as he obviously is with himself. The photo puts a black spot on his image that can't be erased. He did all he could -- expressed his disgust and his recognition of how destructive such conduct is. All he can do now is continue to live his life, serve with integrity, and demonstrate by his actions the extent to which he is reformed.

Given how deeply ingrained racism and misogyny are in our culture, sometimes I think that there are only three groups:
(1) Victims of racism/misogyny,
(2) Unapologetic racists/misogynists, and
(3) People who are struggling to confront their failings, and doing battle with racist and misogynistic attitudes, thinking, and conduct.

If anyone in group 3, who was once in group 2, were barred from serving in Congress, I think there would be an awful lot of empty seats in the House and Senate.