@Eugene_Scott @thefix To be clear, what @SenGillibrand demonstrated in dealing with @SenFranken, made it clear to me, a feminist, she is not someone I want representing me in any capacity.
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 2/ She circumvented democratic process – the ethics investigation @SenFranken himself asked for. While unwilling for that investigation to go forward, she is apparently satisfied with the ethics process for Senator Menendez,
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 3/ ... indicating, perhaps, that she views established processes as something akin to restaurant menu – that serves her particular mood, goal, whim, appetite – today this tomorrow that.
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 4/ Her measure of guilt appears to have been the number of accusations, not whether or not those accusations proved true – a number, by the way, that was apparently somehow, magically determined solely by her, personally.
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 5/ Senator Gillibrand substituted slothful, simplistic, sloganeering for thoughtful forward-looking leadership:
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 6/ “Believe women“rather than respect and listen to women, the repercussions of which are easily found all over social media. Imagine if the Washington Post had allowed themselves to be so lead by such sloganeering, rather than...
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 7/ ... fully investigating all the allegations in the Roy Moore story including the one that proved to be false. Is it too harsh to expect as much of our representatives in Congress?
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 8/ “Zero tolerance” rather than doing the challenging and necessary work of grappling with context, distinctions, boundaries, etc. Yes, I know it’s hard – and it comes with the job. “Zero tolerance” is an excuse for not thinking, for not being curious, for not being engaged ...
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 9/ “Zero tolerance” is sloganeering masquerading as policy. And it’s poison. “Zero tolerance” is a danger to humans, to humanity and to the way we think. One must look no further than this piece washingtonpost.com/world/national…
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 10/ “Muñoz’s death occurred not long after the Trump administration began implementing its “zero-tolerance” crackdown...”
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 11/ There is no moral high ground to be had on the basis of circumventing process and substituting slothful sloganeering for thoughtful forward looking leadership – one need look no farther than the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, to find that vividly illustrated.
@Eugene_Scott @thefix @SenGillibrand @SenFranken 12/ Perhaps Mr. Soros had similar thoughts in mind.
