“End the war on women!” That was the chant from liberals that was used back when Mitt Romney ran for president.
It has since been recycled to go after Donald Trump, along with new slogans like “YesAllWomen” and “MeToo.” Social justice keyboards seem to be missing their space bars.
We’ve been told — well, lectured — that all women must be believed when they make sexual harassment accusations. Unfortunately, it looks like the Democrats don’t entirely believe their own rhetoric.
Three out of four members of Congress who are refusing to resign in the face of sexual misconduct allegations are Democrats… and the hesitation to back their words with actions has raised many skeptical eyebrows.
In no particular order, here are the four congressmen who have decided to go down with their ships.
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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York)
Rep. Gregory Meeks is a Democrat from New York. A former staffer named Andrea Payne filed a lawsuit against Meeks, which claimed that she blew the whistle on the lawmaker for an alleged sexual assault against a different woman.
After Payne filed the official complaint about the incident, she was fired just weeks later. The lawsuit by Payne against Meeks was quietly settled using taxpayer funds back in 2006.
Ironically, the congressman is one of the liberal voices demanding an investigation into unproven sexual harassment accusations against President Trump.
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas)
Like his colleague from New York, Congressman Farenthold used taxpayer money to settle a lawsuit filed by a female staffer… $84,000 of it, to be exact.
Congressman Farenthold was accused of fostering a hostile and discriminatory work environment in a 2014 lawsuit. A staffer named Lauren Greene claimed that the lawmaker and his chief of staff frequently made lewd comments, and then fired her when she complained.
Despite the settlement, the Office of Congressional Ethics did not find any wrongdoing on the part of Farenthold, and he promised to pay back the taxpayer funds. The Texas representative refused to step down, but has decided that he won’t seek reelection when his term is up.
Rep. Ruben Kihuen (D-Nevada)
Yes, it’s starting to become a theme: Congressman Kihuen is accused of sexually harassing his female campaign finance director and demanding sex from her repeatedly.
In a bit of Democrat Party drama, Nancy Pelosi has called on Kihuen to step down, but he has in turn accused her of knowing about the scandal yet supporting his candidacy anyway. He has refused to resign.
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Florida)
Rep. Hastings is a bit infamous within congressional circles. He has been impeached previously, as well as convicted of bribery and perjury. That barely made a dent in his political ambitions.
Now, he’s facing accusations of sexually harassing a female staff member and settling her lawsuit for $220,000 of — you guessed it — taxpayer money. Several women in congress, including Reps. Lois Frankel and Frederica Wilson, have sided with Hastings over his accuser.
It’s hard not to notice the glaring inconsistency between the demand that we “believe all women” and the abject refusal of these congressmen to step down.
You cannot have your cake and eat it, too. Either the left truly believes that all female accusers are telling the truth — in which case these men should resign — or they quietly admit that an accusation does not equal certain guilt.
They can’t have it both ways… and it seems increasingly obvious that their outrage is directly connected to the political affiliation involved.
H/T The Daily Caller
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