Unfortunately, Republicans Accused of Sexual Harassment Will Not Suddenly Grow a Conscience and Resign

Authored by vanityfair.com and submitted by skl692

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, on Tuesday around midday, Andrew Cuomo resigned as the governor of New York. Though the move was surprising given Cuomo’s titanic ego, it was entirely appropriate given the allegations against him, which were that he sexually harassed nearly one dozen women, some of whom worked for him. (He has, naturally, denied all wrongdoing.) While Cuomo was initially insistent that he would not quit, as The Washington Post notes, “by the time Cuomo decided to leave office, he was politically isolated—having lost the support of President Joe Biden, the state’s two Democratic senators, most of the New York congressional delegation, and the bulk of the state Assembly.” Which, if one takes the position that they‘re against sexual misconduct, period—and not simply when it’s been committed by a member of the opposing political party—is how it should be.

Regardless of how good a governor Democrats thought Cuomo was—and some thought he was was pretty decent—it was obviously untenable to continue to support a guy accused of, among other things, grabbing an employee’s breast and kissing some of them on the mouth. Which is an attitude that sets Dems apart from Republicans, who think sexual harassment within their party is just fine. As Twitter helpfully pointed out shortly after Cuomo resigned:

Republicans, of course, are still supporting the political aspirations of a guy who not only tried to overthrow the government and could wind up in prison, but who has been accused of sexual harassment by more than two dozen women, charges he naturally denies. More recently, they’ve stood by Republican lawmaker Matt Gaetz who, as a reminder, is currently under investigation for, among other things, having sex with a minor and transporting her across state lines. (Gaetz has denied the allegations.) Because in the GOP, sexual harassment is only something to be outraged over if it’s been committed by one’s political opponents. Otherwise it’s all good.

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Glioneuronal on August 11st, 2021 at 00:08 UTC »

Gaetz isn’t accused of harassment, he’s accused of statutory rape and human trafficking.

jackcisme on August 10th, 2021 at 23:58 UTC »

Gaetz is accused of assault, not just harassment.

B-R-A-I-N-S-T-O-R-M on August 10th, 2021 at 23:43 UTC »

You have to do something really heinous like vote to get to the bottom of what happened on January 6th to get punishment within the GOP.