Speaking of Very Important Issues

And yet viewing Franken as a victim is still treated as a totally respectable position by a lot of people who should know better https://t.co/RSYoyVHiK4

— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) September 30, 2019

(Mostly because Maggie Haberman retweeted it.)  And yet what "she said she said she said she said" doesn't, individually or in the aggregate, amount to behavior that would shock a Victorian.

As opposed to the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, or Charlie Rose, or Matt Lauer.  Especially compared to them Al Franken was, at worst, what we called in my childhood "Fresh."  Or "Handsy."

Not exactly, to repeat myself, equivalent to the allegations of exposure and locking office doors leveled against the three men mentioned.

ADDING:

As I was saying:

As Al Franken reemerges, so does another accuser https://t.co/OZ8eBS4Bgz

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) September 30, 2019

 Obviously he should never appear in public again without a large scarlet "A" around his neck.