I don’t really know what to think of the Anthony Weiner fiasco.  On one hand it seems like a trivial distraction and on the other hand it seems more important than we realize. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a drunken college age teen at a frat party.  If Weiner had done this when he was twenty under such a circumstance it would be forgivable as a youthful indiscretion.

But a married adult sitting in the Congress of the United States who is unable to display more maturity than this, who cannot control his basic urges better than this- who is willing to mislead or lie about it, is simply unfit to be in such a leadership position.  This applies to either party.

As commonly is the case the cover-up is worse than the act. Beyond the act is not only the lies, but that he intentionally and maliciously attacked the messenger, knowing full well Breitbart was telling the truth.  He owes Breitbart an apology. Any man who would commit such acts, lie about it and disparage those who he knows are telling the truth, even to save his own skin, has no integrity.

Andrew Breitbart

As Breitbart asks, “Where is the accountability of the press who rose to Weiner’s defense?  (sorry about the puns- they are just unavoidable) How do we treat those other journalists who openly trashed those who brought us the truth? “

Do we pardon them because everybody lies about sex?

I  do not pretend to know what goes on in other couple’s relationships and I hesitate to pass judgment.   Weiner’s transgression is juvenile, but we should demand better of our leaders.  We need leaders we can trust. Trust requires competence and character, which is clearly lacking here.

The disclosure bears the footprint of Breitbart.  He does not commonly release such info unless he has much more evidence to back it up in his back pocket.  This is how his release of the ACORN videos destroyed that organization.  Breitbart  seeks to control the narrative, and he frequently succeeds.

Should he resign?  If we accept this behavior then we have lowered the bar so low a double jointed midget could not limbo beneath it.    If this is forgiven or accepted  understand that voters don’t get the leaders they want, they get the leaders they deserve.

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