General Discussion

I physically cringe every time I see a "Whaddabout all of Trump's sexual harassment?" response.

The acceptable number of proven credible sexual harassment claims against a sitting elected official is 0. Full stop. Do not pass go. Do not look at letter after name.

I don't know if the allegations of Cuomo are credible or not. I'm waiting on the outcomes of the independent inquiry before I make up my mind. I also don't think "fire him!" always has to be the default response. It depends on the seriousness of the acts, how long ago they are, whether they've sincerely apologized and made amends, etc. I don't think Al Franken should have been forced out on the basis that he did sincerely apologize and the behaviour was social awkwardness at best rather than bullying or manipulation.

But "oh well, sometimes girls misinterpret friendly flirting" or "he's a Democrat and we need to stick together no matter what" or "Trump has set the bar at 26 credible accusations so anything under that is fine" are just not good enough.

Asking young women who are seriously harrassed and mistreated at work or anywhere else to "take one for the team because we have an important legislative agenda to press on with" is not good enough.