Franken Shouldn't Have Resigned

Activist Zephyr Teachout, who ran for governor in 2014 and Congress in 2016; she lost both times, is troubled by Sen. Al Franken’s (D-MN) resignation. Mind you, the Minnesota Democrat has not packed up his bags and left. He said he would resign in the near future. It was one of the most soporific and non-introspective resignation speeches—and it wasn’t just conservatives who noted this. Some journalists noted that Franken never apologized for his actions. True. He also called his accusers liars, which is also true. The man didn’t want to go, possibly because he thought his party affiliation could save him, as it did with William Jefferson Clinton. If Democrats want to wonder why it took almost a month for a groundswell of Democrats to ask for Stuart Smalley to get the hell out of town, well look no further that the party’s rape culture tolerance that occurred in the 1990s.
Franken has been accused by at least eight women of groping them, some include being forcibly kissed. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), who actually paid $27,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim in 2015, has already left in disgrace. Oh, that that’s our money that they used to sweep this under the rug. So, what’s Teachout’s issue? It’s not your typical circle the wagon around Franken because he’s a liberal Democrat, though undoubtedly that may factor into this, it’s because he didn’t get due process. Yeah—you heard that right (via NYT):

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/12/15/nyt-oped-franken-shouldnt-have-resigned-n2422853