The point everyone is missing is that Franken already made up his mind to resign
I have no idea what he is thinking or how he came to his conclusion, but I think he reached this decision on his own and the calls to resign have nothing to do with his decision. They are just attempts (feeble ones to be sure) to appear to do and say the right things in light of his decision so they won't look like hypocrites when they demand the Senate refuse to seat Moore after next week's election.
It's all jumbled up, some pretty faulty reasoning, but it is done. Let's just hope that a Democrat who can get elected next year is appointed and that the appointment is done quickly so that the Republicans do not have any additional advantage while the seat is empty.
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Including obviously Franken. How dare he fall on his sword without our telling him to?
meet him in a bathroom stall, though. A solid detail that he felt he could unequivocally deny.
I don't like that he didn't deny actually grabbing inappropriate parts, either, but that may or may not have been on the advice of his attorneys as they planned their next steps in case the ethics investigation went forward.
I used to work in commercial property and casualty insurance claims, not exactly major-crimes law, but a first principal, even when you saw an invited neighbor fall in a giant hole you just dug in your front walkway, was not to discuss. Rush to help the poor old gal out if you can, or pass down a chair to sit on, but don't admit, don't deny, and keep the conversation to the weather until the pros arrive.
Also, any public statements of the slightest interest would be blown up like balloons and batted around 24/7. Except that toilet stall denial, but that doesn't further the story.
that works for me if it works for Al 
