re: #271 goddamnedfrank

Another thing, the 2018 midterms will be a referendum on Trump’s Presidency. A woman Democratic Senator replacement for Franken ought be able to mount a strong campaign. So that’s not a great reason to have kept Al in that seat and let his bullshit play out in ethics investigation hearings on TV. Again, I have a hard time seeing how this would’ve ended with him repairing his horribly damaged reputation.

Ted Kennedy’s actions led to the death of a female staffer. Robert Byrd owned being a former member of the KKK. Both went out as lions of the Senate.

Al Franken was accused of being grabby and not thinking his actions through. He’s now being shuffled out the back door with a female replacement sold to us as a positive thing.