"I have very little doubt that this is the best outcome for the Democratic Party"

[Vidal]

said Ruth Marcus on MSNBC

And I agree. It takes away a line of attack that the Repugs have been making against Dems.

Good move!

This will help in 2018.

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. BS

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. That's ridiculous. Do you have any idea how furious a whole lot of Democrats are

right now? Especially in Minnesota, where we just got our vote taken away from us? And do you also not realize that Republicans have already proved beyond all doubt that they have no shame at all? They're about to elect a child molester to the Senate and they elected Trump knowing full well what he is. They just didn't care.

[flamingdem]

8. We feel destroyed. They ripped away one of our best and left us infuriated and heartbroken

But more than emotions this left us with doubts about their ability to lead.

HUGE doubts.

[Bengus81]

3. Pfffttt..they'll reference Franken at every turn and you think their DONE with this SHIT?

Hell this was so EASY they're moving on to the next--and spending MILLIONS getting Moore elected in just one week.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. Don't forget Bill Clinton

They will keep pointing at him until we burn him at the stake- and then they will complain we didn't do it soon enough.

[JI7]

4. LOLOLOL. Just like Kerry being a vet took away their attacks

Questioning his patriotism or the service himself.

Just like they didn't attack Obama on his birth place.

Just like their supporter for pussy grabber prevented them from attacking Franken.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

17. Similar to how they didn't attack Democrats on they trade deals the 'Pukes themselves

helped to come up with. And to how they will attack Democrats in the future when Social Security and Medicare are decimated. And we could go on and on and on....

[pandr32]

5. This shows the attacks worked

Expect more of them. Helpful, huh?

[gratuitous]

6. Yeah, right

And now let us speak no more about sexual harassment forever. The issue has been totally addressed, and need never be mentioned again. The Republic is saved.

By the way, anyone interested in buying a share of the Brooklyn Bridge? I got the deed to it right here.

[spooky3]

7. earth to Ruth: ACORN, swiftboating, Shirley Sherrod, etc., etc., etc.

[Phoenix61]

9. Couldn't be more wrong

They will just do it again and again and again... because it worked! There was no reason not or go through with the investigation he requested and for Dems to support the process instead of a lynching.

[Willie Pep]

10. Republicans will use any line of attack no matter how stupid or lacking in evidence.

Donald Trump was a freakin' birther for crying out loud and he is now president. The Republicans will now be able to use Franken as a bat to beat Democrats with for a long time because he was not given an opportunity to defend himself against the accusations in a formal setting and because his Democratic "allies" abandoned him.

[lame54]

11. Losing is always good

[scarletwoman]

12. Absolute bullshit.

Why would anyone want to vote for a party that demonstrably will not fight for its own? Who wants to vote for a party of wimps?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

14. It was worse than just not fighting for their own guy -

they threw him as far under the bus as they could, then backed over him a couple times.

[demmiblue]

23. I am starting to put less than 100 on ignore.

Also, those who haven't posted here in years then suddenly got 'inspired' to post again today.

[Meowmee]

13. 😹😹😹

🤢

[Raster]

15. load. of. shit...

...when you give in to a bully, they come back again and again. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING has been gained by Franken and the Dems rolling over to expose our vulnerable underbellies. NOTHING.

[Demsrule86]

16. No it does no such thing ...it open all Dems for this sort of an attack...and I doubt

McConnell will even seat Franken's replacement...he doesn't have to. This is a disaster for Democrats.

[lunamagica]

18. Right, because repugs are so reasonable

[Kimchijeon]

20. LOL dream on this opens the floodgates

They got away with trolling away one of the strongest voices in the Senate, no one else is safe. Kind of a "duh."

[Proud Liberal Dem]

21. Uh.....no

She is delusional

[eleny]

22. It emboldens the Republicans

People like them view what happened as a weakness.

[VOX]

24. I love the smell of purity in the morning. It smells like...

DEFEAT.