'I have on several occasions read some things and said, ‘That’s not the Chuck Grassley I know. That’s not the Chuck Grassley I served with.’ Harkin adds of former long-time colleague
Yes...it is time to retire, Chuck. As a moderate conservative independent voter I voted Grassley all those years, not because I agreed with the Senator on everything, but because I felt his integrity was impeccable and he did work for Iowa.
That is no longer the case. The Trump era has destroyed Grassley's integrity and he had more than enough opportunity to speak up when so many obvious things were happening that were upending our democracy. Now it's all politics and the Senator's handlers are carefully scripting all of his words. It's hard to believe he has fallen so far.
I know little about Franken, but so far he reflects the character I want to see. I expect I won't agree with all of his ideas, but I also expect he will work as hard for Iowa as our current senator has in the past.
Yes...it is time to retire, Chuck. As a moderate conservative independent voter I voted Grassley all those years, not because I agreed with the Senator on everything, but because I felt his integrity was impeccable and he did work for Iowa.
That is no longer the case. The Trump era has destroyed Grassley's integrity and he had more than enough opportunity to speak up when so many obvious things were happening that were upending our democracy. Now it's all politics and the Senator's handlers are carefully scripting all of his words. It's hard to believe he has fallen so far.
I know little about Franken, but so far he reflects the character I want to see. I expect I won't agree with all of his ideas, but I also expect he will work as hard for Iowa as our current senator has in the past.