I’m from Nowheresville, Flyover, and yeah, I didn’t spend NYE with my parents from HS on.

yeah, I wouldn’t stay there!

100% will go to this show if it’s not insanely expensive.

That would be amazing, honestly.

Not to downplay the rest of what Paul Ryan said, which, per usual, is complete bullshit, but—like there are gonna be jobs for all the people we have already even? Newsflash, 90% of us will be replaced by robots.

Oh I expect absolutely NOTHING from Trump and the GOP congressfolk. This is a long game IMO, but if we want voters to think something other than “both sides are the same assholes”, we can’t excuse inappropriate beahvior on partisan lines. I sbsolutely acknowledge not all victims are women, also, I’ve just really only…

By that logic Trump shouldn’t resign or be investigated for sexual assault since the accusastions predate his holding elective office. Democrats don’t lose elections because we are (just now) holding our politicians accountable for gross shit. Anywya, Franken will be replaced by a Democratic governor and while I…

I don’t think she’s wrong or anything, but I do think that there is long-term benefit in being the party with integrity.

First, I think they are so focused on passing tax cuts for the donor class that they will stomach anything, but there’s also a more insidious undercurrent in right-wing ideology that views women and children as chattel (the property of men, ideally white ones) and frankly doesn’t care too much about what happens to…

It’s depressing, but Franken and Conyers need to go, regardless of what the other side does. Not willing to compromise our principles because Republicans are literally electing child molesters now.

Right? But even setting aside the Old Testament, almost all people who follow evangelical Christian religions actually will profess to believe that premarital sex is wrong and yet I don’t ever see them questioning het couples if they’ve boned already. Funny how it’s just THIS ONE “SIN” they care about, huh?

That would actually make a lot more sense IMO.

Doubtful. Republicans in Congress will back Trump unless and until they feel like they will lose their jobs if they don’t. The best we can hope is taht all this scandal motivates the turnout in 2018 so the Dems can win back the House (and maybe, MAYBE? long shot, the Senate).

Yeah, there won’t be an impeachment unless the dems control congress. Period, full stop.

Yeah, I’m glad Lauer is out of course, but I think there need to be some more firings of the people who knew about this shit and and stuck their heads in the sand.

I agree that what Franken is alleged to have done isn’t equivalent to Moore, but how many people have to come forward with allegations before they constitute a critical mass? What about the fact that the whole forced kissing and butt grabbing allegations are pretty much what Trump HIMSELF admitted to doing in the…

Ugh, I just had a super depressing discussion about Franken et al with an older female coworker. She believes this stuff is wrong of course, but is leaning away from resignation and/or removal from office as consequences because she believes that almost all men in powerful positions have done something similar and…

Exactly and frankly, I’m less concerned about trying to persuade Republicans—I think the Democratic Party needs to be appealing to all the people out there who basically agree with Democratic principles but for whatever reason don’t get out and VOTE, period. I think this is an opportunity to make a stand as the party…

But does that mean you have the same response re Roy Moore? I frankly don’t care if a majority of Alabama voters think that piece of shit should represent them, he should not be seated, period.

Same. I’m leaning toward thinking he should resign, though, and just take one for the team. This is going to haunt him for the rest of his term and make for easy “whataboutism” ammo for Republicans. It’s distracting and MN has a Dem govenror anyway, so let’s just clean house and appoint someone else.