The Loyal Opposition

Democrats always seem to rally around their trash. Whether it is Bill Clinton with numerous marital infidelities and possibly rape, to the late Ted Kennedy with a drowned girl and with Chris Dodd, a "waitress sandwich" sexual assault, to Barney Frank with his male lover running an escort service in Frank's basement, to Gerry Studds being applauded and re-elected after his sexual relationship with an underage boy, who had been brought to DC as a Congressional page, or Hillary with her Clinton Foundation slush funds and unsecure server leaking national secrets, Democrats never condemn a high ranking Democrat, no matter what is alleged against him or her. Republicans, on the other hand, can not wait to turn on one of their own. Look at the difference between how Democrats put Bill Clinton's accusers and Ken Starr on trial in the court of public opinion, and how different it is with almost all Republicans talking about the integrity of Robert Mueller and the objective nature of his investigation. When allegations against a Republican arise, maybe Republicans think if he is knocked off, they will be the one that rises to replace him.