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Do we expect Roy Moore in the Senate and Franken gone? (Original Post) bronxiteforever Dec 2017 OP
That would be just sickening !!!!!!!! pangaia Dec 2017 #1
Yup except this time we are fighting for our lives bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #2
Yes, but think of the moral victory. The_Casual_Observer Dec 2017 #3
LOL.... You said it.. pangaia Dec 2017 #5
I am Crying and laughing at same time bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #7
I'm just crying lunamagica Dec 2017 #28
+1 dalton99a Dec 2017 #15
Yup, that's what's going to happen. OliverQ Dec 2017 #4
+1, welcome to our new reality in the USA. beaglelover Dec 2017 #8
I judge senators by their votes AlexSFCA Dec 2017 #6
if Senator Franken leaves bdamomma Dec 2017 #9
It wont people (press) are conflating Moore and Franken bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #16
BEST OP OF THE DAY!!!!!!!!! still_one Dec 2017 #10
Got to face it - they are much better at this than we are and they seem to have lots of dem helpers. bagelsforbreakfast Dec 2017 #11
And Moore will have no ethics investigation as Cattledog Dec 2017 #12
And Koch and Devos laws to pass bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #18
Well, it's likely to happen Bettie Dec 2017 #13
Bingo. dalton99a Dec 2017 #19
Sadly, that's the way it looks. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #14
I do JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #17
The second post today I wish I could rec kcr Dec 2017 #36
Let's see what happens DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #20
Except that there won't Bettie Dec 2017 #21
They are already committed to one. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #23
I don't believe that they will Bettie Dec 2017 #26
It. Will. Never. Happen. hatrack Dec 2017 #32
Well DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #35
Toodles hatrack Dec 2017 #38
Yeah. Sure. Whatever. Happy. Holidays. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #39
The Majority Rs (after a lengthy and delayed process) bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #22
I am more than willing to let American voters litigate it in the 018 and 020 elections. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #24
I hope to God you are right. Our Senators better campaign their bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #30
018 will be a Democratic wave year. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #33
You honestly think that Mitch McConnell is going to allow a fair hearing? Yavin4 Dec 2017 #25
How are they going to prevent the women from testifying ? DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2017 #27
But, but Gillibrand and Harris can run for POTUS and and.. flamingdem Dec 2017 #29
Yep hatrack Dec 2017 #31
Sadly, yes. GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #34
It's coming. Adrahil Dec 2017 #37
Of course get the red out Dec 2017 #40

bdamomma

(63,940 posts)
9. if Senator Franken leaves
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:32 PM
Dec 2017

we have the loss of two democratic people Conyers and Franken.

You can see the division being perpetrated by this POS tRump, saying he does not want a liberal democrat in the Senate and wants a child molester in, he is a sick ass man. Boy, I hope this blows up right in the GOP faces. GOP (grand ole perverts). McConnell and Ryan I hope this flies back in their faces.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
16. It wont people (press) are conflating Moore and Franken
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:35 PM
Dec 2017

Even though there is a universe worth of distance between the acts. We are going into a gunfight armed with principles.

Cattledog

(5,919 posts)
12. And Moore will have no ethics investigation as
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:33 PM
Dec 2017

the Senate has more pressing business and of course a solid vote against impeachment.

Bettie

(16,134 posts)
13. Well, it's likely to happen
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:33 PM
Dec 2017

after all, Moore is entirely innocent until proven guilty...Franken doesn't even get an investigation.

JustAnotherGen

(31,969 posts)
17. I do
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:35 PM
Dec 2017

I fully expect the people of Alabama (majority white Christian and Republican) to vote Moore into office next week.

I don't want to read a single whining post from anyone calling for Franken's head when they start tearing apart civil liberties and civil rights early next year.

Frankly - we deserve it.

kcr

(15,320 posts)
36. The second post today I wish I could rec
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:42 PM
Dec 2017

It will be deserved. The Dem party is massively screwing up today.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
20. Let's see what happens
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:36 PM
Dec 2017

Let's see what happens when Leigh Corfman testifies to the Senate Ethics Committee on live television that when she was fourteen years old and Roy Moore was thirty two years old he invited her to his lair in the woods, laid down a blanket for them to lie on, seduced her into stripping to her underwear as he stripped to his , and tried to force her to touch his erect penis.


Or when Beverly Young Nelson testifies to the Senate Ethics Committee on live television that when she was sixteen years old and Roy Moore was 32 years old he lured her into his car with the promise of a ride home on a cold night, drove to a secluded place, locked her in, and pushed her head into his crotch in a attempt to make her fellate him with such force that it left a mark on her neck that was visible the next day.


The 1/3 of Americans who are Deplorables will give him a pass. The other 2/3 won't.

Bettie

(16,134 posts)
21. Except that there won't
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:42 PM
Dec 2017

be an ethics investigation.

They are in power, so they will quietly bury it knowing that they have a guy there who will vote for whatever they put up, especially if it harms people. Dems will be silent on it, because he isn't one of ours, so there's no reason to work against him.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
23. They are already committed to one.
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:44 PM
Dec 2017

All it takes is fifty one senators to call for an investigation. Collins, Flake, McCain, Gardner for starters will vote for one. that's fifty two.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
35. Well
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:42 PM
Dec 2017

If. You.Think. The. GOP. Will. Just. Seat. Pedo. Moore. And. All . The. Controversy. And. Stink. That. Surrounds. Him. Will. Magically .Disappear. Into. The. Ether. There. Is. Nothing. I. Can. Do. To. Disabuse. You .Of. That. Notion.


The. GOP. Is. Not. Ten. Feet. Tall. They.Are.Not. Some. Genius. Machiavellian. Operators.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
22. The Majority Rs (after a lengthy and delayed process)
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:43 PM
Dec 2017

Will vote that there is insufficient credibility to overturn an election based on conduct that occurred years ago and prior to Senate service.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
24. I am more than willing to let American voters litigate it in the 018 and 020 elections.
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:46 PM
Dec 2017

2/3 of Americans aren't Deplorables and a lot more than 2/3 aren't as backwards as many Alabamians.

bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
30. I hope to God you are right. Our Senators better campaign their
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:29 PM
Dec 2017

Tails off in Minnesota for the next Senatorial candidate from our party.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
33. 018 will be a Democratic wave year.
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:37 PM
Dec 2017

Several posters have opined Minnesota is trending red. IMHO, the Democratic wave is stronger than the trend.

Several posters have asked why Chump and Pedo Moore can get away with their crap. You have to look at the individual circumstances. Chump lost the pop vote by 3, 000, 000 votes and his approval ratings are in the min thirties. And Alabama is one of the most backward state in the Union.


We have a 20% lead among women in the generic ballot. Women are paying attention to this stiff.

I believe with every fiber of my being that that the argument that "we aren't pervs, pedos, and creeps like the GOP" is a winner.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,716 posts)
27. How are they going to prevent the women from testifying ?
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 03:52 PM
Dec 2017

The Ethics Committee is the only committee in the Senate with equal numbers of Democrats and Republicans.


flamingdem

(39,333 posts)
29. But, but Gillibrand and Harris can run for POTUS and and..
Wed Dec 6, 2017, 04:21 PM
Dec 2017

Franken is the one the GOP is scared of and the Dem pols just want power apparently.

All the wannabe POTUS types jumped on this

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