Michael Goodwin:
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While Weiner destroyed his own reputation, the failure of leaders to break with him was morphing into an integrity test for the party. Each day they remained silent, Pelosi & Co. risked turning Democrats into the Party of Weiner. If he is good enough for them, they are not good enough for America.
Look at it this way: Weiner's toxic conduct would have gotten him fired instantly from any private job in the nation, and no sane employer would hire him. Even by the low standards of government, his behavior is so far out of bounds that it was obvious he had to go.
Thankfully, Pelosi stood up and went beyond just calling for his resignation. She said "he needs help" and that he should "seek that help without the pressures of being a member of Congress."
National Democratic Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the scandal a "sordid affair" and said "the behavior he has exhibited is indefensible."
No kidding. Sending naked pictures of yourself in a bid to turn female supporters into sexual groupies, then promiscuously lying about it, is moral degeneracy, plain and simple. If Weiner can survive, then "ANYTHING GOES" should be slapped on the congressional seal.
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Weiner is a political exhibitionist who branched out into a sexual exhibitionist. While there is some tolerance for former, there is none for the latter, at least in most circles. Whether he will heed the calls for him to go is another matter. He needs to support a baby soon, and who else will give him a job other than Democrat voters in New York.
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