WASHINGTON – Oh, the horror! Turns out this Dem Senate candidate in Maine, some dude named Graham Platner, had the audacity to speak some truth on the internet back in the day. Now the usual suspects are clutching their pearls, and Dem senators are suddenly developing a severe case of 'I don't see anything' syndrome.

Sen. Dick Durbin, bless his heart, is 'not following that race closely.' Sen. Cory Booker? He'll 'do his due diligence,' which probably means he'll have his interns scour the internet for more reasons to virtue signal. And Sen. Peter Welch? Well, he just shrugged and said it's 'up to Maine' – the ultimate cop-out.

What did Platner actually say? He suggested that maybe, just maybe, people should take some responsibility for their own actions, especially when it comes to 'hooking up.' His exact words, from a 2013 Reddit post: 'How about people just take some responsibility for themselves and not so f----- up when they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to? If you don’t want to be in a compromising situation, act like an adult for f---- sake.'

Cue the outrage machine! The Woke Mob is probably drafting petitions to have him canceled as we speak. But let's be real here: Platner said what a lot of people are thinking. Personal responsibility? Accountability? These are radical concepts in 2026, apparently.

And the Dems? They're running scared. They know that if they actually defend Platner, they'll alienate their woke base. But if they throw him under the bus, they risk losing a potentially winnable Senate seat. It's a classic case of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't.'

Meanwhile, Susan Collins, the incumbent RINO, is probably cackling all the way to the bank. She's been in the Senate since 1997, which is roughly the same amount of time it takes to get through airport security these days. She won her last election in 2021 by the skin of her teeth, but with Platner self-destructing, she might just coast to another term.

Platner's excuse for his past comments? He cited 'combat trauma.' Okay, fair enough. But that doesn't change the fact that he said something that was considered common sense just a few years ago.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is probably having a meltdown right now. They spent months grooming Platner as their chosen candidate, and now he's turning out to be a loose cannon. Serves them right for trying to play identity politics in the first place.

So, what's the takeaway? Dems are spineless. Wokescolds are easily triggered. And Susan Collins is probably going to win another election because her opponent dared to tell the truth. The end. Buy silver.