If Franken does go, what happens to his seat? Special election?

They're not calling for Trump's resignation, because they know that's a fight they'll never win.

 

Sigh.

 

There are times when I feel like all hope is lost...and this is one of those times.  For all the talk of the GOP imploding, I feel like the party will end up having the last laugh over everyone else, effectively killing everything America was supposed to stand for.

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3 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

If Franken does go, what happens to his seat? Special election?

 

The governor names his replacement. The Gove is a Dem so the seat will go to another Dem. My issue is that they've legitimized this right wing attack and we will see it play out over and over again.

 

2 minutes ago, Khan said:

They're not calling for Trump's resignation, because they know that's a fight they'll never win.

 

Sigh.

 

There are times when I feel like all hope is lost...and this are one of those times.  For all the talk of the GOP imploding, I feel like the party will end up having the last laugh over everyone else, effectively killing everything America was supposed to stand for.

 

Same. 

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Thanks Marceline. So, I looked it up and the governor is a Democrat, so the seat will go to another democrat I take it.

 

I certainly wish that there was a more formal process for all of this to happen, so that all of these guys facing multiple, credible allegations would be expelled.   I agree it doesn't make sense to force Franken to resign when Moore may very well be elected.  Then of course there is always Trump corrupting our entire government. What a nest of vipers. It's disgusting.

I think part of it is also the charges of racism after the call for Conyers to resign without the expectation for Franken to do so as well.

The GOP whistles, and the Democrats come running.  It's been that way since the election; and frankly, I'm sick of it.  I'm sick of the Democrats being played by morally and ethically bankrupt a-holes who do not represent America's true values, who never have represented its values, and who never will.

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NEW: Sen. Al Franken will make an announcement on Thursday, his office says, amid calls for his resignation; no details immediately available https://t.co/VKNFr9bXuA pic.twitter.com/DnifGGHCJQ

— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 6, 2017

Well, if you pray, pray for the middle east. I feel for anyone who has to work in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

17 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

Well, if you pray, pray for the middle east. I feel for anyone who has to work in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

 

Not to sound like an alarmist but at this point, I think people's safety will be jeopardized beyond the Middle East.

This type of crisis cannot be confined to specific borders, especially in this day and age.

 

Lest people doubt how steadfast this investigation has been.

 

BREAKING: @RepCummings say a whistleblower approached his office in June with dirt on FLYNN.

MUELLER's team asked them to sit on the info. Until now.https://t.co/B4sazupAnP

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) December 6, 2017

37 minutes ago, Juliajms said:

Well, if you pray, pray for the middle east. I feel for anyone who has to work in the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

one diplomat is killed....Trump should hung out to dry. and removed from office.

4 minutes ago, Roman said:

one diplomat is killed....Trump should hung out to dry. and removed from office.

 

You need only look at the botched operations in Yemen and Niger to see what the GOP will do.

Tillerson and Mattis were both opposed to Trump’s Jerusalem announcement due to security concerns.

— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) December 6, 2017

2 hours ago, marceline said:

 

You need only look at the botched operations in Yemen and Niger to see what the GOP will do.

Trump has been looking at ways to salvage his withering numbers. This will win over some pro-Israel people perhaps in the short term. The nutty evangelicals he already had. And Netanyahu has his own corruption scandal going on so perhaps this distracts from that also. I detest Netanyahu almost as much as Trump. He's been PM for years and has never every embraced moving forward on peace talks of any kind. 

 

The war hawks like Lindsey Graham are already applauding this. I am listening to these people and I finally realize I know more than most of them do about well almost anything. But these people have been itching for another war/extended conflict to fill their coffers, So it's a win win for the loons the senate also.

 

Every other country has come out in opposition including Trumps buddy Putin. You'd think Vlad might have had some pull.

1 hour ago, DramatistDreamer said:

How exactly are the generals saving us again?

And as if anyone with half a brain did not know, Paul Ryan is now being explicit in terms of gutting Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare to pay for this POS tax bill!

1 hour ago, Wendy said:

And as if anyone with half a brain did not know, Paul Ryan is now being explicit in terms of gutting Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare to pay for this POS tax bill!

Yes,  Ben Sasse mentioned that the government has "over promised on entitlements". Not over promised to rich donors, of course.  Its obvious they are trying to get people used to the idea of being screwed hard.