House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on Tuesday said allegations of sexual misconduct against Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore are “credible,” and he called on Moore to step down from the race.
“He should step aside,” Ryan said at a press conference with House Republican leaders. “Number one, these allegations are credible. Number two, if he cares about the values and the people he claims to care about, then he should step aside.”
Four women last week accused Moore of sexually pursuing them when they were teenagers and he was in his early 30s. One woman, Leigh Corfman, said Moore initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 years old.
A fifth woman on Monday alleged that Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old. Beverly Young Nelson said Moore attempted to force her to have sex with him, and said she thought he was going to rape her.
Moore has denied all the allegations and remains in the race.
And here’s Paul Ryan with his finger in the wind again. He’s a waste of skin.
It’s obvious that Republicans have know about this for a long time. That would explain why they went all in for Luther Strange all the way up to the President. Something they haven’t done in any other race for the past few years. And it explains why McConnell said that Moore should resign when these allegations had first been made public, instead of his usual weasel words.
Either they’re aware of some really bad poll numbers on Moore, or they’re aware of some new allegations that will be revealed soon… (Because the GOP doing the right thing because it’s the right thing isn’t an option for them.)
And the difference between Moore’s accusers and Trump’s accusers is …
Is …
Is …
Well??!!
ETA: Speaking of which …
Yeah… but I’ll still smile at the wind’s direction.