Former Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) says he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate, adding that he wishes he had appeared before the Senate Ethics Committee to let more details of the sexual harrasment accusations come to light.
Please run again, Al. I’m sure I won’t be the only one gladly contributing to any office you wish to pursue; in fact, I doubt if money will be an issue. Please run again; your country needs you now more than ever.
PS: Fuck you, Kirsten Gillibrand.
Not gonna lie: Meyer’s story came off like a puff piece. It’s someone trying to salvage their “favorite.”
As my Mama used to say, “if wishes were horses, poor men would ride.”
Wouldacoulda is human and so is regret but neither worth much unless they contribute to planning: most of us do the best we can with the information we had at the time and, if what happened didn’t work out, then either figure out why and do something different or let it all go downstream.
She will never admit that Roger Stone played her for a fool.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) says he “absolutely” regrets resigning from the Senate
Me too. And I second @philmore’s wish that he’d run again.
I’d like to have Al back in the Senate. That doesn’t make what Gillibrand said wrong or opportunistic.
I truly hope this is the slow road back to public life (ie VP Candidate) for Franken.
Dem Senators were absolutely in the wrong to demand his resignation when they did.
Franken was one of the few senators who took the time to research the issue before speaking.
It’s a lost art. I hope he returns in a meaningful capacity. (Especially because he can get under DJT’s skin like few can).
It does in the fact that, she always has been opportunistic at the expense of others. .
yep, dropped the ball and bailed way to early
Make no sense at all compared to what survives now after blatant everything gets you a rise in the polls.
I understand that, at the time, his resigning was thought to be the honorable and gentlemanly thing to do.
That said, it made me sick at the time, it makes me even sicker now. Especially having seen the vile and contemptible behavior that is not only tolerated but celebrated by the Goopers, for whom honorable and gentlemanly are simply two words which are mildly hilarious.
I would give anything to have him back in public life. Hope he can find a path to get there.
Franken almost seems like early days. What has come since makes his issues seem innocent. Fire played with, fingers burned. Hopefully lessons have been learned and the patient can heal.
Especially since in the article he places more blame on Schumer.
YMMV. It came off to me like the kind of investigative journalism that should have been a model for the type of investigation that Franken should have insisted on before making any moves. He fell on his sword too soon and the background info that this piece provides, particularly about the skit’s evolution, proves it.
Well, I thought it was opportunistic at the time, and there’s been nothing from her since that has changed my mind.
I hope you’re not in the habit of lying about your opinions, no matter how ill-informed they maybe be. Not gonna lie, your comment comes across as someone going after someone they didn’t like in the first place.
Her own Congressional staff (i.e., prior to becoming Senator), behind her back nicknamed her “Tracy Flick”; they saw her for what she is early on.
Don’t even get me started…looking at you Gillibrand.
Lovely “advice” but totally irrelevant to the topic. People have regrets, its a human thing.
I, for one, really think what we need in a president is someone who can’t admit a mistake…
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