Republicans are tied up in knots - and it's only just beginning

[DonViejo]

By Jennifer Rubin December 8 at 10:30 AM

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) got himself tied up in knots over the alleged sexual predations that have convulsed his party. Commenting on the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), he told NBC’s Chuck Todd he was “very glad women have had the courage to step forward.” He declared that men “need to be held accountable.” He even invoked his own his daughters. This behavior is “reprehensible,” he intoned.

What about President Trump? Oh, he was “duly elected,” said Johnson. Huh? Wasn’t Franken? Well, he doesn’t want Roy Moore in the Senate, right? “The voters of Alabama will choose,” he said. Then the ethics committee will deal with it.

This moral incoherence is understandable, given that the GOP has chosen to stand by Trump. You’re going to sound fairly hypocritical if you can tout courageous victims and insist on holding men accountable, while not demanding that Trump resign or at the very least give the women a forum to have their allegations heard. And how in the world could Johnson and other Republicans support him for a second term?

Johnson isn’t the only human pretzel on this issue. Both Sens. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) are terribly disturbed, very insistent that the National Republican Senatorial Committee not endorse or spend money to support Moore. If it did, they’re out of there! Umm. Why aren’t they leaving the Republican Party, then? The Republican National Committee is spending tens of thousands of dollars on Moore. In addition, Trump has endorsed Moore. So why aren’t Sasse and Gardner bugging out the GOP? Well, the RNC’s actions, says Sasse, are merely “bad and sad.” Gardner told the Weekly Standard, “Roy Moore will never have the support of the senatorial committee. We will never endorse him. We won’t support him. I won’t let that happen. Nothing will change. I stand by my previous statement.” And what about Trump’s endorsement? Oh, “We’ve taken a different position. I think our position is right,” he says meekly. He does vow to expel Moore, though. But — why is Trump still there?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/12/08/republicans-are-tied-up-in-knots-and-its-only-just-beginning/?utm_term=.7f4ab021a03e

[Irish_Dem]

1. As we used to say during the Iran Contra hearings, they are stepping on their _______. nt

[hurple]

6. and

it kept them from ever winning another election again!

Right?

[Irish_Dem]

8. yah, right. :(

[enough]

7. Didn't seem to hurt them in the end, which may be a lesson for us all. NT

[panader0]

2. I watched that interview with Johnson

and wondered the same thing. "Duly elected" just like Franken.

[Demsrule86]

3. And that is meaningless...because the Dems will be forced out but the GOP will

continue to win no matter what.

[spanone]

4. he'd probably offer up his daughters to trump if asked...the party of soulless fucks

[genxlib]

5. Can we have that "vow to expel Moore" bit in writing.

We are going to want to post that on a reminder board to ask you about once a month for the rest of your life.