Calling for resignation without investigation was dumb politics.

[Jakes Progress]

And it was just morally wrong.

But by being the dupe of the stone-led attacks on Franken, Gillibrand let trump and the republicans off the hook. I can't figure out what kind of thinking was involved and think that it shows Kirsten to lack the political (or moral) strength to lead our party. She can stay a senator if she is not primaried. I'm also disappointed in the herd mentality that led many Democratic leaders I respected to jump on the witch hunt band wagon.

The usual "excuse" for this insensitive blind action is that the Democrats wanted a moral high ground. Well. They screwed that part. They showed that they rush to judgement and that they are easily duped.

Had they wanted to do the right thing and do the politically smart thing, they would have let there be the investigation that Franken asked for. (Which the accusers did not want. tweeden actually blanched when she was told of an investigation and blurted out that she didn't want that and that she forgave Al. Hmmmmm.) Ganging up on Franken and demanding resignation was just stupid. Did they think that the republicans were going to follow suit and demand trump's resignation? That they would refuse to seat the Moore if he had been elected? That trump would resign? How dumb is that?

Now if the precedent is that the accused asked for and got an investigation, that would put some pressure on the republicans. We could say "Why are you afraid of an investigation? What are you hiding?

But instead, the republicans just say (as do some on DU) that Franken resigned because he was guilty, and that trump isn't resigning because he is innocent. Our own senators gave them that present.

It would be nice if the hanging gang of senators admitted stupidity and rescinded their idiot press releases calling for resignation without evidence. There is about as much chance of these sitting members admitting their error as trump admitting his guilt.

We need new leadership. Leadership that is not so easily fooled.