Anthony Weiner has issues with his weiner but his real problem is not sex, his problem is with power. The level of arrogance and hubris with which he first denied then, via pressure, admitted the acts he performed, is not simply a personal sexual matter between consensual adults as some MSM outlets are spinning. These acts absolutely reach into his political decision making.
First, Weiner had no regard for the actual age of the "women" he was engaging. Weiner is a cosmopolitan person, not some guy in his mother's basement blogging in Lower Slobovia. He knows full well people can be ANY age on the Internet yet the risk of sexting to a minor was not Weiner's concern. In fact, at least two of the known women were young enough to be his daughter. Not a crime, true, but underscores his lack of concern for decency.
As a Congressman of the United States, Weiner's fleeting satisfaction was all that mattered as he sexted away. He did not even care that he put his political office in jeopardy of blackmail. How can Congress not find this recklessness a danger to our country? Weiner is a man drunk with power. This is a man who can not control himself on the most basic of levels.
Weiner is a United States Congressman willing to falsely accuse a citizen of the crime of hacking instead of owning up to his own filth. If this is how Anthony Weiner handles his "personal junk" how in the world can he be trusted to handle the business of the country?
What is most disappointing is Weiner's utter lack of dignity. He hides behind his delusion of being irreplaceable to the people of his district rather than taking responsibility for his vast character flaw. To truly address his addiction, lack of self-control, lack of self-respect, obsession with body parts and power, he needs to remove himself from public life and get professional help. That would be the action of a person sincere about changing. Weiner is not sincere about changing.
Anthony Weiner remaining in office is the worst thing for the country, his district, his wife and himself. Anthony Weiner is a power junkie. Until he is separated from his demon, power, he will never be true to himself or his constituents. Short of that, Weiner remains whacked.
