<p>At least two Democratic Senators who called for Al Franken&rsquo;s resignation just two weeks ago are now asking him to reconsider resigning. ;</p>
<p>Al Franken (D-MN) was pressured to resign from Congress after eight women accused him of sexual misconduct. Franken had encouraged the Ethics Committee to make the decision on whether or not he was a predator, but no such investigation took place. The allegations against him remain unproven. ;</p>
<p>Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has been harsh in his criticism of those who called for Franken to resign only to gather on the Senate floor the following day to watch his resignation announcement. &ldquo;What they did to Al was atrocious, the Democrats,&rdquo; says Manchin. &ldquo;The most hypocritical thing I&rsquo;ve ever seen done to a human being &ndash; and then have enough guts to sit on the floor, watch him give his speech and go over and hug him? That&rsquo;s hypocrisy at the highest level I&rsquo;ve ever seen in my life. Made me sick.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>From the beginning, Manchin urged Franken not to step down unless the Ethics Committee could prove the claims against him were true. ;Manchin believes it is unlikely Franken will change his mind, but he hopes ;the Senators who led the charge against him will ask Franken to remain in Congress until the Ethics process is complete. ;</p>
<p>One of those Senators is ;Pat Leahy (D-VT), who on December 6th ;joined a group of Democrats in demanding that Franken step down. Less than two weeks later, Leahy privately told Franken of his regret. ;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I have stood for due process throughout my years as a prosecutor and in chairing the Judiciary Committee,&rdquo; said Leahy. &ldquo;I regret not doing that this time. The Ethics Committee should have been allowed to investigate and make its recommendation.&rdquo; ;</p>
<p>Last week, Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith was named as Franken&rsquo;s replacement. She has Franken&rsquo;s full support and he is currently working with her on the transition. ;</p>
<p><strong>Author&rsquo;s Note:</strong> This is very strange. Washington and Hollywood have been on a massive hunt to find anyone to expel because of sexual behavior. ; In Washington, it appears to be mostly because they want to attack Trump. But strangely they are getting some pushback and some regrets. ; Will this trend reverse? ; This could be the result of the revelation that some of Trump&rsquo;s accusers were paid off to accuse him (<a href="https://punchingbagpost.com/the-hill-women-were-paid-to-make-claims-against-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>click here to read more</strong>).</a></p>
<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s Note:</strong> I never cared for Franken, I don&#8217;t think he is a worthy Senator. I&#8217;m not sure his crimes should force him to resign from the Senate, but his lack of a spine in the matter convinces me that he doesn&#8217;t deserve his seat.</p>