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In reply to the discussion: Would everyone take a deep breather and Chill the F**K OUT! [View all]PatrickforO
(14,624 posts)Not one. Nor have I seen any posts on here calling any Democrat a 'tool of big tobacco.' We all know that if an industry has big representation in any given state, such as bioscience in MA, or aerospace in CO or CA, then that state's US Senator is going to be generally supportive of that industry. That's the way it is, because many of the voters will be employed in that industry. That's just politics, and it is why the practice of earmarking grew as a way to recapture federal tax dollars and bring them back to states.
But you knew this...sorry.
I mean, I've been pretty worked up about it, and my issue remains that I don't think Franken got a fair shake. However, it does look like the party machine has moved, and there will now be forceful rhetoric against both Trump and Moore. This forceful rhetoric will be yet another 'straw on the camel's back' in terms of pressuring propaganda outlets like Fox and Breitbart to 'report' on it.
I guess we'll see how it all shakes out.
But I still feel bad for Franken and am goddamn mad about his being made a 'sacrificial lamb' without due process. And, yes, those who did this will pay for the action in the primaries...maybe. From my end of things, though, they will only 'pay' in the primary if they are faced with an opponent who better represents my beliefs.
I saw another poster, one of the heavies on here, say that if you criticize the Dems for crucifying Franken without due process, then you can't be against Moore until he, too, gets due process. This, however, is not apples and apples. Franken is a sitting Senator, and there is a process to hold sitting Senators accountable for ethics and other violations. Whereas Moore is merely running for office, and for him, we must count on the 'fourth estate' to reveal the maggots under his rock. If he's elected, then he will be subject to the due process of the Senate, which Franken did not get.
So, there. I've cooled off, but I'm not going to forget, and my forgiveness will be selective, based NOT on gender, but on the ultimate outcome. Because as Machiavelli so famously said, 'the end always justifies the means.'
God help us if we come to believe that...