Why can't these guys keep it in their effing pants?

In this day and age of cameras everywhere and social media gossip right at the fingertips, they have to know eventually they will get caught.

This is a gender that won't see a doctor unless their small brain is malfunctioning. Thousands and thousands of years and males are as primal as ever. They don't think, they act then make excuses for their behavior. Most of them are 100% hypocrites.

would take these days. Probably better off that he's out. Was it worth it, Eric?

So did I. Sooooooo disappointing.

For the record, I do not live in California.

I thought he was one of the good guys too.

Also, who will be in the lead in CA?

I read that Swalwell votes will tend to go to Porter.

Will take Steyer over Porter.

She will be a target and her personality will take center stage.

Porter was the best rep we’ve ever had here in SoCal. With her intellect, preparation, and ferocious tenacity.— she attacked CEOs and business leaders with a confident courage rarely seen in Congress. She will do a fine job wherever she ends up.

She backed Nina Turner over Shontel Brown for a House seat in Ohio.

Anyone with THAT kind of judgment needs NOT to be running for Governor—not in California, not in Rhode Island, not Samoa, not anywhere. Not as a Democrat, anyway.

Hope it's going up.

We may have to wait a week or two.

I read that he would be the first Latino governor of CA.

We were, IIRC, the first state to have women as both our senators -- now we can be the first to have a Latino delegation.

My apologies. I'm so embarrassed.

My guess is that election will take place in the summer.

IIRC, the governor doesn't appoint members of the House as he can for the Senate.

That might not be until September.
I don't think there governor can appoint anyone to congress only the senate.

No good choice but we need every seat we can filled.

The two Rs who are accused of similar violations won't resign and I don't know if anyone in their party will hold them accountable.

Well that would even it out. I don't know what his states rules are in regards to appointing.

There is no different rules for different states.

Yes they have the same rules.

One good thing texas gov can't appoint either. I just looked it up.

I don't have a clue who will run
Maybe some of the dem candidates that are not polling well in the governors race will drop out and run for congress. It would be nice to narrow the field.

Anyone from CA have any opinions on him or anyone else in the running?

Long time public service and Yee has served as the vice chair of the California Democratic Party since May 2021. (Wikipedia)

I don't know if that's sarcasm or good sense.

Article I, Section 2:
"When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.".

Been busy.

Link to tweet

How long until we see Roger Stone taking credit as he did after Al Franken?

By essentially admitting you mean, "I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me."?

in violation of Congressional rules.

That doesn't exist anywhere. Let me know when you find actual proof.

Constituents for mistakes he made. He said it was time he owned up to them.
He than went on to say he would fight the most serious allegation. Sounds to me he admitted to affairs just not to the one allegation that was non consensual.
So I guess serial adultery and dic pics are ok with you. In his mind drunk sex is consensual. Boys will be boys

He hasn't admitted anything.

So what are these "mistakes" he is referring to and why did say he would fight "serious allegation" as in one allegation not all.
But you believe what you want
I will take him at his word.

So you're opposed to "innocent until proven guilty", eh? You don't want to see any investigation, right? That's what you're essentially saying with your reasoning. You're just gonna believe whatever allegations you hear I guess.

Are you not aware of what Roger Stone has done in the past?

I read their stories and recognized a grooming pattern unfortunately I know very well.

I supported him and he had my vote. I was heartbroken when I read their accounts.

Stone has nothing to do with this.

And yes I believe the women.

There are allegations that Stone has something to do with this.

That means by your reasoning that you're obligated to believe it.

I never asked if you believe the women, I don't care if you do or not. Additionally, I'm not saying I do or don't believe them. I just want an investigation before we exile our best candidates. Is that so much to ask?

Hey, there's allegations the earth is flat. Tons of people coming out saying it is.

Allegations the moon landing was faked, must be true, right? Tons of people saying it was.

of Male Congressman (maybe even some women) have had sex with and aide or two in their careers. And we do know of more than a few others where it didn't quite sound consensual. We take ours down, they seem to revere theirs - unless it becomes too much of an issue. And then there is Trump....

“I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make”?

Also, the sorry to my family..... Why if you didn't do anything wrong?

Shouldn't EVERYONE, (all of us) "... take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes....." we make?

It's crazy all the things I must be admitting to if I happen to say such things myself. I guess that makes me guilty of any allegations levied against me?

I thought he was one of the good ones. Only to find out he was/is like all the rest of them. Here’s some advice for the men (yes the men of the house and senate) keep you fcukin hands to yourself and your pee pee in your pants. I mean really … WTAF …

Replace them ALL. Time to start over.

then go back and prove their "innocence". Older but wiser is my mantra.

Basic good advice to men EVERYWHERE.

first charges and exiting Congress (including his brief kamikaze run for Governor)?

I thought we were at the "lawyer, guns, and money" stage, but this??!

who he proudly displayed years ago. He called her "cricket".

"Kathryn "Cricket" Watts Swalwell is the daughter of U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell and his wife, Brittany Ann Watts. Born on October 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C., she is their second child and was named after Brittany's mother. Cricket is frequently mentioned by her father on social media, often highlighting family life and her birthday."

and I only did since I saw him with her as a baby and thought the nickname was very sweet and cute. Poor, poor Cricket now. I feel sorry for his family.

He's losing everything. Any word about whether his wife will stay with him?

Dipshit Donny's "alleged" (and the word "alleged" is doing a lot of work here) crimes are numerous, involve minors and perhaps related to human trafficking. And nothing has come of it?

The. World. Isn't. Just.

naming names.

Of course!

who will have a chance to win against hilton.

this jungle primary is crazy -- two republicans can run against e/o in the general and no dem? holy crap!

i never heard of such a thing until the other day

And it is extremely unlikely the Republicans finish 1 & 2 in the primary. It is far more likely that Democrats finish 1 & 2 than the Republicans.

a worrier

With votes divided the way they are, California could well end up with two Republican candidates in the general election. The jungle primary could bite them, and the chaos a Republican governor would cause is just a nightmare. I wish a bunch of those Democrats would drop out now.

Whether he is guilty of all allegations or not, he resigned for the good of his district. I’m sad he made the choices he made, but at least he didn’t try to scapegoat or refuse to take responsibility. He SHOULD fight the allegations that are not true, but at least he tried to minimize the damage to the Democratic Party and members of the House. It’s a sad day, though.

It's quite obvious.

And that is what being a grown up is all about. Men have dicks and it leads to doing the
wrong thing. See you Eric.

The charges regard abuse, not "sexual misconduct."

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At this point that it was known by his staffers and others what was happening but no one said anything. If true I find that incredibly unsettling.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/influencers-allegations-eric-swalwell-00869517

Is there a special election? I misjudged him, I thought he was a good guy. I'm so disappointed. What is it with men sending naked photos or dick pics? Are they so obsessed with proving their manhood that they will chance their whole life that they built? I don't get it. I thought he had a brain.

I was not surprised. It is not like the Franken and Biden stuff either.

I believe women and I believed Tara Reid but that was a one-off and not a pattern and Biden was running against Trump who is a serial rapist/molester etc and Biden was a decent enough president and did the best he could with the messes he was handed.

Hamas did set the world on a horrific trail with that Oct 7 attack.

My politics are well to the left and I don’t want to further belabor every damn thing that should be clear. But it is more complicated than biology or physics etc.

And I won’t get sucked ever again into disingenuous bs. Leads to overthinking and thats what the creeps want.

The Franken thing was weird.

I support women and believe women as who wants this bs? But where men do get smeared it is likelier to be anti-establishment leftist men (like Yasha Levine or Chris Ketcham) who rock the order than ones like Trump or Swalwell.

Only an Idiocracy would let Trump pretend to be anti-establishment.

And that works against MeToo, which I strongly back. It is never for csntrist reasons or to dilute anything or out of insipid views and I am never straying outside hard science in my field.

But being left or feminist, even as a non politician and non media figure against this endless onslaught of illogical tripe..One can argue with Nathan Robinson or maybe Amanda Marcotte. I cannot argue with endless lunacy in every direction.

Josh Hawley’s attacks on Judge Ketanji come to mind at a time when Trump is refusing to testify about the teen accusing him of having molested her and physically assaulted her.

It is about power.

And common sense and many things I cannot easily communicate without pointing out that it isn’t like Louis CK or some jerk like that to sometimes drown out a type of person who is a ..a..douchebag.

Lucien Greaves I do like.

I have to go work. How is any of this my job?
Fuck sobriety. Totally disingenuous.
Prophetic how I watched Office Space’s printer scene prior to this.
None of it is even my field.

How is an entire overpopulated by humans globe of engineered Idiocracy (yes I said engineered) my problem?
Jon Stewart for President! Do it Jon!
Do your part!

Thanks EarlG and DU.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/if-i-fits-i-sits-experiment-shows-felines-also-sit-illusory-boxes-180977681/

I don’t want to ever again wander right and get trapped. One ends up spending all ones time belabouring the logically and honestly obvious. And too damn many people.
Just about the only song I truly like is “There are too many of us” by Blur. Accelerates chaos and destroys sanity and lives and I lost my mom. I am filing complaints in India. I support my colleagues and doctors and small network.
This was stupid.