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In reply to the discussion: Now that Sessions' recusal is back in the news it should be noted that Al Franken exposed... [View all]brush
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Now that Sessions' recusal is back in the news it should be noted that Al Franken exposed... [View all]
brush
Jan 2018
OP
That why his loss is so painful. He really focused on the underlying issues and brought them out.
SharonAnn
Jan 2018
#24
Secret, investigative army? Are you serious? He asked the right questions. Sessions lied. Franken...
brush
Jan 2018
#23
Do you really think it's adulation? How about extreme disappointment at other Dems not backing him..
brush
Jan 2018
#48
Dems backing other Dems. Who'd thought that was such a hard concept to understand.
brush
Jan 2018
#60
2 points, if I may -- and a little bit of idle speculation about the Franken affair
RVN VET71
Jan 2018
#63
Oddly, the Sessions comment was NOT a direct answer to the question Franken asked
karynnj
Jan 2018
#53
Right. Just keeping a Democrat in the seat does not make up for this loss of one of our
enough
Jan 2018
#3
Harris was good but because of, unfortunately, McConnell's sexism, wasn't allowed to continue.
brush
Jan 2018
#5
Sessions is still US Attorney General and has not been charged with perjury, just faulty memory.
yallerdawg
Jan 2018
#28
Who's talking about prosecuting the executive branch? Harris was good, McConnell blocked her from...
brush
Jan 2018
#31
That's the way you read it? That's not at all what I said. I said it wasn't FAIR how Harris'...
brush
Jan 2018
#46
History will show that Franken did more to unseat this president than the women who
Baitball Blogger
Jan 2018
#6
And Roger Stone was the one who wanted a Sessions whitewash of the Russia scandal.
Tommy_Carcetti
Jan 2018
#7
He resigned 3 days ago. His contribution to the continuing investigation should be noted.
brush
Jan 2018
#10
Re-read the post. Of course that was the intention. And how could one not mention Franken's...
brush
Jan 2018
#13
Sessions' recusal is back in the news. Franken had a big hand in that. You don't have to read it.
brush
Jan 2018
#15
The dig was at other Dems who threw Franken under the bus without a hearing. I stand by that.
brush
Jan 2018
#38
Yeah, that lesser dems shit pisses me off, and there is no bigger supporter of Al on this site
Eliot Rosewater
Jan 2018
#26
Stand by for the "forget it and move on" replies. IMHO, we should NEVER forget what was done to him.
Binkie The Clown
Jan 2018
#21
Oh, please. We should be livid at those who didn't stand by him through an investigation, instead...
brush
Jan 2018
#40
I'm with you, Brush. Without Franken, Sessions would still be the Good Elf. We don't have anyone eve
Alice11111
Jan 2018
#67