# Now, Al Franken **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 16, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770 "2017-11-16T15:42:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 371
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770/371 "2017-11-17T06:51:47Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > … Consider too that Al Franken immediately admitted his culpability in his matter and took full responsibility for it, even going so far as to call for an ethics investigation into his own behavior. He appears to be willing to accept whatever punishment is imposed for his act. In criminal cases, that counts for something. … I took his call for an ethics investigation to be a slow-rolling of any consequences so that he can stave them off until flaring tempers have cooled and thus hang onto his Senate seat. The alternative being proposed is for him to resign more-or-less immediately. In other words, it’s precisely an attempt to avoid any real consequences for his behavior, not accepting them. I thought everyone understood that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-al-franken/801770)._