THE BURNED OVER DISTRICT

The nasty old Alabama bird dog, Roy Moore is finding that fewer and fewer people are willing to support him outside of Alabama and inside as well.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that he had “no reason to doubt” the women who have made sexual misconduct allegations against Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore, joining a wave of high-profile Republicans who have expressed confidence in his accusers.

But Sessions did not say whether Moore should be seated if he wins a Dec. 12 special election to fill the Senate post Sessions once held. Ethics personnel at the Justice Department have advised him not to involve himself in the campaign, Sessions said.

Asked whether the Justice Department would investigate the allegations against Moore, Sessions said the agency would evaluate any allegations that they were presented with according to normal procedure, though he added, “This kind of case would normally be a state case.”

Sessions made his comments during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning.

Sessions joins a growing collection of national Republicans who see no upside in supporting someone so thoroughly tarred with the pedophile label.

Earlier Tuesday, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) urged Moore to end his campaign, joining Senate GOP leaders calling on the Alabama Republican to withdraw from the contest.

“He should step aside,” Ryan told reporters in the Capitol. “Number one, these allegations are credible. Number two, if he cares about the values and people he claims to care about, then he should step aside.”

Ryan’s comments came a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other leading Republican senators called on Moore to bow out. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) said the Senate “should vote to expel” Moore if he refuses to step aside and is elected in next month’s special election.

Too much coming out against him and the few that do support him do so with threats and stuff and nonsense. Time for Roy to crawl back under his rock.