Based on the press conference I just heard, Andrew Cuomo must resign as Governor of New York and criminal charges should be seriously considered. The powerful must be treated the same as everyone else under the law, and that certainly includes statutes relating to sexual assault.
I find it to be *absolutely effortless* to hold Democrats to the same standard under our rule of law that I would hold Republicans.
It doesn't trouble me at all to say that a wrongdoer like Cuomo should resign.
Why do Republicans find it impossible to have consistent standards?
It doesn't trouble me at all to say that a wrongdoer like Cuomo should resign.
Why do Republicans find it impossible to have consistent standards?
When Republicans do wrong, it's *literally impossible* to get GOP voters—at least on social media—to put politics aside and uphold the rule of law.
By comparison, when a Democrat does wrong I find that more than 70% of my readers are perfectly happy to see them held accountable.
By comparison, when a Democrat does wrong I find that more than 70% of my readers are perfectly happy to see them held accountable.
As a Democrat, I believe in principles, not politicians. If a politician doesn't share my principles, the principles always come first. It's inexplicable to me how Republicans always choose specific politicians over their principles and the acquisition of power over *everything*.
What Republicans on social media will now do is run around claiming no Democrats are willing to hold Cuomo accountable—even as many Democrats with large social media followings are saying exactly the opposite. Nothing means anything to Republicans except getting transient "wins."
Anyone who thinks I or any other serious Democrat would put Cuomo ahead of our principles by ignoring a report by the Attorney General of New York not only doesn't understand me but has a *grave* misunderstanding of what the Democratic Party is. We're *not* a cult of personality.
If you're a reader of this feed who defends Democrats who've done wrong simply because they're Democrats, we're *not* on the same team.
Because my team has to do with the rule of law and abiding first principles, not any one politician who happens to have a "D" after their name.
Because my team has to do with the rule of law and abiding first principles, not any one politician who happens to have a "D" after their name.
Every day, this feed implicitly and explicitly urges Republicans to put principles ahead of the acquisition of power or politicians within their party. And every day, the GOP chooses cultish devotion to power and personality over anything like a *code*. I *refuse* to do the same.
On a personal note:
Mario Cuomo came to Harvard Law School in the early 2000s and told us all to get rich before trying to do any good in the world. Chris Cuomo lied to the media about his contacts with me. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women.
I'm done with the whole family.
Mario Cuomo came to Harvard Law School in the early 2000s and told us all to get rich before trying to do any good in the world. Chris Cuomo lied to the media about his contacts with me. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed women.
I'm done with the whole family.
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