So to speak.
We had hoped that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Ironicnameopolis) did not actually tweet the now-infamous picture of his, um, legislative package. Frankly, though, he lost all credibility when he couldn't--or, more to the point, wouldn't--answer directly the question of whether the picture was him. Of course, it's not inconceivable that a man would be unable to identify a random penis, but any man can identify his own. Plus, given the angle at which the picture was taken--straight down--the fact that Wiener could not categorically deny that the picture was him proved that, if nothing else, he has taken such pictures. Either that, or that is one hell of a paparazzo.
Not that there's anything wrong with taking pictures of one's own assets. As with so many scandals, the problem lies not so much in the act itself as in the cover-up. Not that much was being covered up. You know what we mean.
We take no joy in today's announcement. From what we know of his politics, Rep. Weiner seems like a good guy who's on the right side of the issues. It remains to be seen whether this will be an utter career-killer (Weiner has said he won't resign), but certainly it deprives Democrats of a strong voice when they can use all of those they can get.
It had to happen. It was in the stars, or whatever, but it had to happen. Growing up with a name like that must have been sheer hell. He's obviously embraced this drawback and used the adversity his name produced to become a great American politician.
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