Did Weiner show his weiner?

[Docfeelgood]

When I was in middel school I allmost killed a boy for calling me a weiner
I had a short temper back then. With a name like Weiner I can only guess he had a hard time in school.
When I was in the army met a guy named Kuntt. He was a big muther****er.
I don't think many laughed at him.

[Docfeelgood]

Weiner apologizes for lying, 'terrible mistakes,' refuses to resign

he did show his weiner

[ZEE]

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[giblets]

He'll survive.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Of course he will. There is no minimum expectation of conduct for that side of the aisle.

[rah]

Either side of the aisle is more like it.

[DinoDoc]

Anyone in the media going to apologize to Breitbart?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Either side of the aisle is more like it.

Granted they are all dirt bags. But compare and contrast their end fates:

Ted Kennedy
Bill Clinton
Chris Dodd
Barney Frank
Maxine Waters
Charles Rangel
Anthony Weiner
Patrick Kennedy
John Murtha
William J. Jefferson
Eric Massa - resigned

John Ensign - resigned
Tom Delay - resigned
Mark Foley - resigned
Duke Cunningham - resigned
Trent Lott - resigned
Christopher Lee - resigned

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well, when you campaign on family values and then get caught in sex scandels it is much harder to survive (esp reelection) than if you never mentioned the words family values at all.

I'm not entirely sure why a Congressman needs to resign over a picture sent over Twitter to a woman of his underwear clad penis, but you know..

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I'm not entirely sure why a Congressman needs to resign over a picture sent over Twitter to a woman of his underwear clad penis, but you know..

Only an issue if she is under legal age and the picture are more provactive then the underwear clad pics (which seems to be the case in latest reportings). However, to date no such messages to minors are being claimed.

OTOH wifey probably isn't too pleased.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Well, when you campaign on family values and then get caught in sex scandels it is much harder to survive (esp reelection) than if you never mentioned the words family values at all.

..

My point exactly. There is no minimum expectation of conduct.

[Imran Siddiqui]

In a Democratic Republic, the people get to decide what they want their representatives to stand for . I suspect that the Republican resignations have more to do with an understanding that their re-election campaigns are severly damaged because their constitutents want more than simply someone who represents their interests.

Or, as in the case of Lott, they say vaguely racist things.

[giblets]

Of course he will. There is no minimum expectation of conduct for that side of the aisle.

Very classy.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

In a Democratic Republic, the people get to decide what they want their representatives to stand for . I suspect that the Republican resignations have more to do with an understanding that their re-election campaigns are severly damaged because their constitutents want more than simply someone who represents their interests.

Again because there is a minimum expectation of conduct of the representative by the constituency. I can't help it that people that vote Democratic by and large don't care if they have a person of integrity representing them. Better that they were 'smart' and connected than be expected to stand on principles.

Or, as in the case of Lott, they say vaguely racist things.

Lott resigned for conflict of interest and lobbying law changes. He stepped down from leadership role for vaguely racist things. His lobbying resignation is more apprapo in comparison to Rangel and Waters fate.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Different sort of integrity. Such as not being homophobic or racist, which isn't a minimum expectation of conduct for the Republican side.