Congressman Weiner to resign

I guess when the President of the country calls you out, you got no where to run. Weiner's chances of staying in office shrunk after being criticized by Obama, Pelosi, and Reed. What are your thoughts? He committed no crime but was guilty of poor conduct. Doyou say. "Hey everyone does it, no big deal" or "We should expect more from our elected officials?" I'm going neutral on this.

1. He's a representative of the US Congress.

2. He's married.

3. He's married to a high-ranking advisor for the Secretay of State.

The court of public opinion finds Mr. Weiner GUILTY.

And public opinion determines the fate of ALL politicians.

1. He's a representative of the US Congress.

2. He's married.

3. He's married to a high-ranking advisor for the Secretay of State.

The court of public opinion finds Mr. Weiner GUILTY.

And public opinion determines the fate of ALL politicians.

I hope he can make it work with his wife.

At the very least we should stop being surprised by this. The fact is not only is this common among politicians and basically any profession that elevates you to a high position in public perception (thus granting you power and prestige), it's pretty common among everyday marriages as well. I think he should have served out the rest of his term, no reason this would adversely affect his job. Then come the election he could've just neglected to run for another term.

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1. He's a representative of the US Congress.

2. He's married.

3. He's married to a high-ranking advisor for the Secretay of State.

The court of public opinion finds Mr. Weiner GUILTY.

And public opinion determines the fate of ALL politicians.

sonicare

The court of Public Opinion did not find Bill Clinton Guilty.

I hope he can make it work with his wife.

EasyStreet

His wife is too good for him.

I hope she dumps him and finds a good man.

Well it's about time he quit being such a "weiner" about it and finally did the right thing.

About time Weiner pulled out of Congress.

About time Weiner pulled out of Congress.

Pirate700

Agreed. He should have come out sooner.

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About time Weiner pulled out of Congress.

DavidianMH

Agreed. He should have come out sooner.

Well he was trying to do it as fast as he could. He just couldn't get up the gumption.

Meh it was bound to happen.

I don't like him personally. But I think the public in general shouldn't care about politicians' personal lives. To me, its the same about caring celebrities personal lives. Who honestly cares who cheats on who? Is it going to ruin your personal life?

If its not directly affecting the work he does as a congressman, the general public has no reason to care. But thats me. The media blew this story out of proportion, as usual.

And honestly, anything Pelosi or Reed says I would take with a grain of salt at best.

Wait, you guys seriously want him to resign over a junk shot (can I say that?)

Wait, you guys seriously want him to resign over a junk shot (can I say that?)

lordreaven

I guess when the President of the country calls you out, you got no where to run. Weiner's chances of staying in office shrunk after being criticized by Obama, Pelosi, and Reed. What are your thoughts? He committed no crime but was guilty of poor conduct. Doyou say. "Hey everyone does it, no big deal" or "We should expect more from our elected officials?" I'm going neutral on this.

sonicare

the us should be a little more like france. stuff like this shouldn't matter

Wait, you guys seriously want him to resign over a junk shot (can I say that?)

I guess when the President of the country calls you out, you got no where to run. Weiner's chances of staying in office shrunk after being criticized by Obama, Pelosi, and Reed. What are your thoughts? He committed no crime but was guilty of poor conduct. Doyou say. "Hey everyone does it, no big deal" or "We should expect more from our elected officials?" I'm going neutral on this.

As is typically the case in these incidents, its his reaction to being "caught" that got him trouble. If he'd just come out at the beginning and said, "yeah, I did it, but its none of your business", he probably could have gotten past it. But, as usual, he starts out denying and trying to cover up and winds up looking like a 3 legged cat trying to cover up his turd on a frozen pond.

Too bad he's resigning. I've enjoyed watching him squirm.

No surprise here that Weiner is going to limp out of office

He lied to his constituants and has shown no remorse in his comments over the fact that he lied...the people are better off wihtout him...Omni-Slash

Congressman Weiner was thrust into a very awkward position by the media. Trying to explain his dirty behavior just got a little too hard for him to handle.

No surprise here that Weiner is going to limp out of office

IPWNDU2

Ha!

Congressman Weiner was thrust into a very awkward position by the media. Trying to explain his dirty behavior just got a little too hard for him to handle.

Darthmatt

It's not hard to see that Weiner is crooked.

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Congressman Weiner was thrust into a very awkward position by the media. Trying to explain his dirty behavior just got a little too hard for him to handle.

IPWNDU2

It's not hard to see that Weiner is crooked.

This applies to every politician, so should all of them resign. EasyStreet

Guess they managed to soften him up after all....

Meanwhile this douchbag is still in office....

Democratic Party is so dumb...

Good riddance. A scum bag like that has no place in Congress.

My thoughts: He made a human mistake.scorch-62

He LIED to EVERYONE about it for a solid week. I can understand the sexting and pictures and everything, but he shouldn't have lied. If he had just admitted it I doubt this would have happened.

At the very least we should stop being surprised by this. The fact is not only is this common among politicians and basically any profession that elevates you to a high position in public perception (thus granting you power and prestige), it's pretty common among everyday marriages as well. I think he should have served out the rest of his term, no reason this would adversely affect his job. Then come the election he could've just neglected to run for another term.

theone86

Considering the way he hustled to try and keep this covered up means that it was important to him. What if someone had tried to blackmail him? It could very well have affected his job and it was right and proper that he resigned.

I guess when the President of the country calls you out, you got no where to run. Weiner's chances of staying in office shrunk after being criticized by Obama, Pelosi, and Reed. What are your thoughts? He committed no crime but was guilty of poor conduct. Doyou say. "Hey everyone does it, no big deal" or "We should expect more from our elected officials?" I'm going neutral on this.

sonicare

Newsflash: Weiner limp in the face of overwhelming calls for resignation.RandoIph

[QUOTE="scorch-62"]My thoughts: He made a human mistake.airshocker

He LIED to EVERYONE about it for a solid week. I can understand the sexting and pictures and everything, but he shouldn't have lied. If he had just admitted it I doubt this would have happened.

You can rest easy now.

All the liars are out of congress.

Well, at least he will have more time to spend on twitter now.

he has gone softColin1192

You can rest easy now.

All the liars are out of congress.

Blue-Sky

He lied to our faces on national television, and expected us to buy his story. He's an arrogant, narcissistic. scumbag who deserves everything that's come to him.

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You can rest easy now.

All the liars are out of congress.

airshocker

He lied to our faces on national television, and expected us to buy his story. He's an arrogant, narcissistic. scumbag who deserves everything that's come to him.

politics and judgement should end at the bedroom door. while posting a picture of his groin may have been in poor taste i fail to see how this dirties his character, unless you hold people to some sort of unassailable standard.