Not sure if I would outright call him a great Congressperson but yeah I agree. This is Child's F***ing Play compared to what a lot of other guys (and maybe a few gals) have got away with in the past.
I think you're missing the part where Weiner claimed he was hacked. attacked anyone in the media who dared ask him simple questions and blamed his political opponents for his own scandal, causing his few Congressional allies to stick out their necks to defend him and get burned. It's not just about the lewd photos - it's about the lies and coverup.
Now, Weiner claims his private messages to a minor were not explicit or lewd. But, given his past history of lying about everything, why should anyone believe him? That's Weiner's biggest problem - his credibility is totally shot.
If I were a Democrat, I'd think it's well past time for Weiner to go in order to get rid of the bad press and distractions. As a Republican, I'd like to see him go, but don't really care if the circus continues for a while.
Meh I admit that I haven't really kept up with the scandal as much as I should (been busy past few weeks) so I might be behind on all of the details. From a tactical view I agree, his backtracking on the controversy would likely cost the Democrats some momentum. It would be in their best interest to distance themselves from Anthony Weiner but he has nothing to lose by staying in office. He is a Democrat from New York City after all.
Personally I don't think dick issues should disqualify somebody from staying in office, but that's just me. I admit that questions of his overall honesty on a host of issues might be up for debate (which was a big point of the whole controversy with Clinton on the Monica Lewinsky controversy) but I don't think this is enough for me to say "hey man step down".
I admit, I'm not really decided much one way or another. I don't care about sex scandals but I also don't approve of lying so if he keeps on keeping on with the lies I might join the calls for him to resign.
