WeinerGate.

Should he resign?

YES

NO

Pick one.

Why should he? He's not a Republican.

Not until the Post runs out of humerous headlines.

In reply to Wally:

And maybe after that he can get a job driving the Wienermobile.

He'll fall on his own pickle when his House handlers tell him.

Right now, it's just fun to see a pompous politician's career go totally limp right in front of the cameras.

Where's the "I don't care about politician's hootuses (hooti?)" option?

Or the "Why the hell is this national news?" option?

Ask me about my Weiner!

DILYSI Dave wrote: Ask me about my Weiner!

Uh, no.

BREAKING NEWS!!! 99.999% of males have a hootus!

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: Where's the "I don't care about politician's hootuses (hooti?)" option? Or the "Why the hell is this national news?" option?

I am normally one of those Hooti, but you'll notice I put a simple yes or no response and I haven't dragged anyone out into the light so I can beat them up for having a view point different than mine.

Personally I believe he cannot be trusted with State secrets if he can't control his Twitter.

He should, for lying about it.

If you're a politician and you get busted, just admit it. Everyone will still know you can't keep it in your pants, but at least you'll salvage some credibility and respect out of it.

In reply to 914Driver:

But that would be like saying you can't trust these fine individuals:

Geitner
Dodd
Rangle
Clinton
Edwards
Frank
Blago

Just to mention a few...

914Driver wrote: Personally I believe he cannot be trusted with State secrets if he can't control his Twitter.

Especially with how hostile he was toward the media when being questioned.

Didn't he also sponsor "an Internet sexual predator" type bill or something? Then can't confirm that everyone he has exchanged "pleasantries" with is legal.

Why should he resign? He made a stupid mistake, yes, but no one was harmed and no laws were broken.

If I could.. I would never vote for him again. If he had been man enough to admit he did it, then I am sure a LOT of people would vote for him.. I know I would.

We are human, we make mistakes.. some are more costly than others.. I can excuse mistakes, admitting you made a mistake is the hard part. Anybody who can do that, I would trust to hold a public office.

The reason Republicans have to resign for dumb stuff like this is because their party's positions pretty much require them to - it would be awfully hard to keep up with the bible-beating anti-gay rhetoric while Larry Craig just sits there in his senate seat, for example.

If everyone had to publish accurate, detailed accounts of where their genitals have been every day for the past 20 years as a condition of running for office, congress would have been disbanded 200 years ago. The sooner people stop caring about this crap, the better.

JeffHarbert wrote: Why should he resign? He made a stupid mistake, yes, but no one was harmed and no laws were broken.

Let's see. Maybe because he made a really disgusting mistake, then lied about it multiple times? People that represent us have to be trustworthy, and he just proved he is not. That's why.

In reply to Josh:

In other words the Republicans need to purge themselves of corrupt members because they have a moral compass and the Dems don't. I agree.

-OR-

Maybe it's because the mainstream media crucifies them while giving the Dems a free ride. Barbara Walters said recently that if Sarah Palin can ride around in a bus, then Weiner can stayin congress. Tell me what sense that makes?

meh. all politicians lie, thats the reality that I have accepted.

Who's Weiner? I thought you were talking about some kind of scandal at Oscar Meyer.

I see he must be a Republican whomever he is which means the Democratic controlled media will make a much bigger thing of it than if he were a Dem where it'd be "he's only human and besides look at all the good he's done for the poor downtrodden xxx"

When a democrat says "That's a silly thing to waste taxpayer dollars on" you can be good and g'damned sure he's lying.

JeffHarbert wrote: Why should he resign? He made a stupid mistake, yes, but no one was harmed and no laws were broken.

A mistake is when you do something once, learn from it and don't do it again.

He has sent multiple pictures to multiple women, included derogatory language toward women of Jewish descent.

I always find it amusing when people think Republicans are more ethical than Democrats, and vice versa. These folks buy into the divisiveness that the political system feeds on.

This also confuses me:

Fox News is the most widely watched cable news program in the U.S.

Rush Limbaugh is the most successful radio host in history.

Hannity, O'Reily and Savage have extremely popular radio programs.

How are these not "mainstream media"?

Josh wrote: If everyone had to publish accurate, detailed accounts of where their genitals have been every day for the past 20 years as a condition of running for office, congress would have been disbanded 200 years ago. The sooner people stop caring about this crap, the better.

This. Being a saint is not a requisite of holding office. This whole attitude that elected officials should be held to a higher standard than the rest of us is absurd. Hell, that politicians get in trouble in this way is the only indicator we have that government "of the people, by the people, and for the people" isn't completely dead yet. I just wish they'd act more human when it comes to their voting instead of their pants.

bravenrace wrote: In reply to Josh: In other words the Republicans need to purge themselves of corrupt members because they have a moral compass and the Dems don't.

No, the republicans' lies just have to be a lot more widespread and complicated.