When first he practiced to deceive.”
Adaptation from Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)
Posted on 06/07/2011 7:34:13 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
Representative Anthony D. Weiner of New York, reeling from revelations of salacious online behavior that threaten his political career, moved rapidly on Tuesday to make amends as Republicans called for his resignation and leading members of his own Democratic Party distanced themselves from him.
Mr. Weiner spent much of the past 24 hours apologizing over and over to stunned Congressional colleagues and Democratic leaders angry at him for misleading them and the public. Even neighboring House Democrats seemed shaken, with many of them worrying that worse disclosures may still surface.
During a tense telephone call with Mr. Weiner, during which he apologized, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez of Brooklyn scolded him, she recalled, “How can you explain that somebody can be so smart but so stupid?”
Asked if Mr. Weiner should resign, she replied, “The most important thing in this business is credibility.”
Signs of a redrawn political reality quickly emerged for Mr. Weiner, once considered a top contender to become mayor of New York. His campaign donors said they were especially shocked and furious because a week ago the congressman attributed his online travails to a “vast right-wing conspiracy,” according to a contributor who spoke with him.
“Everything is going to be fine,” Mr. Weiner said, according to the contributor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the uncertainty surrounding the congressman’s future.
But Mr. Weiner problems have only intensified as new and more embarrassing details of his online relationships have emerged. After adamantly proclaiming for a week that he had been the victim of a hacker, Mr. Weiner admitted during a tearful news conference Monday that he had sent suggestive photographs and messages to at least six women and had repeatedly lied to cover up his actions.
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Call them “Weinercrats”.
He will get his big fat retirement.
Hillary will double Huma’s salary. And Schumee will hire the dip stick.
Ah well, there loss. I’m not registering.
We’d probably get in trouble for throwing weiners at dem congresscritters at townhall meetings, but it’s a thought.
Has anyone heard from Republicans that want him to resign?
I'd really like to know what this clown thinks the SHTF is.
The Rats have to at least pretend they have some shame, or else they are going to lose even more popular support than they have.
Doesn’t matter if he resigns. Lots of those sneaks in Queens and Brooklyn. Arrogant.
Reid: “I’m not here to defend weiner. Oh, Weiner.”
What S? What F? What odor? What mess?
Representative Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader, was said to be particularly upset with Mr. Weiner, who waited until 15 minutes before his news conference on Monday to inform her, by phone, about his explicit online communications with women.
And rather than engage in a discussion about resigning, he instead told her, in no uncertain terms, that he would keep his seat, according to a senior Democratic Congressional official.
Expressions of support from Democrats, many of whom have long grumbled about Mr. Weiner’s chest-thumping, go-it-alone style, were conspicuously scant.
Friday....
“Representative Nydia M. Velázquez of Brooklyn scolded him, she recalled, “How can you explain that somebody can be so smart but so stupid?” “
Obviously he’s not that smart.
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