Very disappointed in Al Franken and the Democrats who demanded he fall on his sword…that is, unless there's something else they all know that we don't know. In situations like this, I often wonder if we have all the facts. Many of the ousters or forced resignations relating to sexual impropriety make more sense if you imagine up some incident that hasn't gone public.
And it makes you wonder what Mr. Franken is going to now turn to as a profession…back into comedy? I can imagine him hosting a show not unlike Bill Maher's or maybe John Oliver's. I can also imagine him staying in government in some capacity. He's too smart and too funny to disappear for long. I figure there will at least be a book.
Meanwhile, a lot of folks quoted or tweeted this line I had here the other day…
In other news, it's starting to look like Republicans will be welcoming an accused pedophile into the Senate around the same time the Democrats are getting rid of a guy who sometimes gives unwanted hugs and kisses to adult women. You ever get the feeling that you're watching a game where the two sides are playing with different rule books?
What I meant by that is they're playing by different rule books. The Trump one, which has been adopted by most of the G.O.P., is that everything's acceptable as long as you win…or can at least claim a win. If you have to lie to win, you lie. If you have to change the rules, you change the rules. If you have to support a pedophile, you support the pedophile. It may not be right but losing is wronger.
I can almost understand a certain kind of voter who thinks like this: They don't like the idea of electing someone with Roy Moore's sexual history and would condemn him mightily for it if he was a Democrat. But they see things like abortion as a far greater evil and/or are terrified that their religion and guns will be taken from them. If voting for Moore can help them in those capacities — and if they can find a way to view the accusations against him as bogus or even arguable — they can view a "win" for their side as the greater good.
We all make those rationalizations to some extent. Those of us who favor Gay Rights backed a guy named Obama who for a long time insisted that a marriage was between one man and one woman. What's varies is how much we're willing to fib to others (and ourselves) and not play fair to get to our wins. In Trumpworld, you don't let anything stop you.