By John W. Lillpop
Just what the hell is going on with men in the US House from the state of New York? An obsession with removing one’s clothing, photographing one’s self (including private parts), and posting inappropriate photos on the Internet seems to have overwhelmed members from both parties.
First it was Christopher Lee, a Republican Representative of the 26th New York congressional district, who used the Internet and e-mails to circulate a bare-chested photo of himself.
Lee’s lack of discretion forced him to resign from the House, which then led to a special election on May 24 in which Democrat Kathy Hochul emerged the winner. That result was touted as a referendum of Paul Ryan’s proposed budget cuts and was celebrated by Democrats far and wide.
The Dem celebration included disgusting displays of chortling and gloating.
Then another New York member of the House was discovered to be lacking even a smidgen of modesty. Thus began the “Weinergate” scandal involving Anthony Weiner, a Democrat, who exposed much more of himself than a bare chest.
Weiner as it turns out photographed his genitals and, for whatever reason, decided that his Junk was worthy of Tweeting.
Unlike the Republican Lee, Democrat Weiner has refused to resign although several prominent Democrats have urged him to do so.
Instead, Weiner has decided to request a leave of absence so that he can go through rehabilitation and become a better person, husband, blah, blah, blah.
Meanwhile, all of the chortling and gloating from the Left has been replaced with horror, anger, and denial over Weiner's insane self-promotion.
Even second-rate brains like those that operate Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Wasserman Schultz have concluded that Weiner's exploits are a bit more serious than just a "personal matter" and that his tenure in the U.S. House is untenable.
The last straw seems to have been the revelation that Weiner had engaged a 17-year-old girl in several on-line conversations, although he insists that nothing inappropriate or untoward was discussed.
Just a few days ago, however, Weiner was trying to convince the world that a hacker had invaded his Twitter account and sent out a crotch shot which may or may not have been Weiner himself.
Even dim bulbs like Pelosi and Wasserman could see through Weiner's inanity when an underage teen was being interviewed by police.
Pity poor Democrats. Chris Lee gave so very much, all of which was whisked off the table by the impulsive exhibitionist Anthony Weiner!
