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 Democrats’ 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 apparently 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.
Meanwhile, all of the chortling and gloating from the Left has been replaced with horror, anger, and denial over Weiner's insane self-promotion.
Anthony Weiner has, at least for now, offset the Republican loss in the 26th District.
