Let's talk about Eric Swalwell, the California congressman who is recently the subject of an intense sex crime investigation. I believe that five women have provided evidence to the police recently. Last week, Swalwell was the leading candidate in the California governor's race. Now, he has resigned from Congress and has dropped out of the race. How quickly we fall from grace.
I would remind everyone that he is accorded the same presumption as any other accused. He is presumed innocent until convicted in a competent court.
I would also remind everyone that I worked with sex offenders during the 1990s Everything I have heard this far fits a standard pattern. Sex offenders are always serial offenders. If someone is convicted of only one offense, it is because the prosecutors can only prove one offense. This far Swalwell has five accusers.
But, he is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
I'm willing to give him the same presumption that he gave Trump.
ReplyDeleteIIRC,
ReplyDeleteSwalwell was one of the leading DNC voices calling for further investigation and testimony during the Kavanaugh hearings.
And, wasn't he the dude that was boinking the CCP intelligence agent Chistine Fang?
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What I found interesting about Eric Swalwell, the California congressman, is the timing of his charges/concerns about him being a possible Sex offender. My understanding is, pretty much everyone "knew" about it. However, since no charges were sticking, he kept getting re-elected. Now many people say the reason he was more or less outed now is because although he led in the polls as a Democrat for Governor, in the end he was unelectable. He had to go, so his own party kicked him to the curb.
ReplyDeleteFunny how it comes out NOW, vice 8 years ago when it first happened...
ReplyDeleteIt would be comforting to think that this is the system, however belatedly, doing what it’s supposed to do, eliminating and punishing public corruption.
ReplyDeleteIt would, alas, be totally false to think that. This is the Democrats applying the shiv to one of their own who was about to fail drastically in the California jungle primary and torpedo their chances of retaining the governorship.
This benefits both his very wealthy in-party rival Tom Steyer, who with less competition from other Dems may make it onto the general election ballot but the party bosses - in a two candidate general election of D vs R, Steyer and the Dems still have a solid chance of garnering enough votes to win. And if, deservedly, they still lose the governor’s seat they have a readymade scapegoat to blaim for their misfortune.