Twitter Tony and the press

I do not know if that was my crotch or not

Anthony Weiner has lied and obfuscated every step off the way. He never sent messages, he had been hacked. Well, maybe he sent messages, but he couldn't say for certain that was his underwear. Hey, even porn stars need PR services from time to time. Weeee... I'm fighting evil in my cape and spandex. She told me she was 21.

Yesterday police raided the home of a 17 year old high school sophomore, questioning the girl and taking her computer into custody. Today, as sure as night follows day, Tony discovers he has a "sexual addiction" and begs for time off to get it treated. 

Yea Tony, we believe your motives.

Meanwhile, where's the press in all of this? Hey, don't blame them that they can't follow up on this story -- they've got 24,000 Sarah Palin emails they've got to dig through. Did you know she wanted a tanning bed, worried about her public image and had a barber named Speedy? 

What a week -- Twitter Tony protesting his ever changing innocence, zombies protesting Special Olympians, and the press floundering around on their despicable crowd-sourced fishing expedition. Meanwhile the Middle East burns, our economy is wobbling towards the cliff and who knows what stupid idea is going to come flying out of the campaigning Obama's mouth next.

It seems our priorities are a bit mixed-up and, what's worse, we can't even sensibly handle the minutia we've fixated on. I'm beginning to think that, like a panicking Ernest Borgnine in an old disaster movie, we need somebody to slap us upside the head and say, "pull yourself together, man." 

A question for Debbie Wafflehead Schultz

On Friday, in an interview the following exchange occurred:

CHRIS WRAGGE: I know you were born in Queens, which is the home district of congressman Anthony Weiner, who’s embroiled in quite the controversy right now. Do you think that your colleague has done enough to explain himself?

WAFFLEHEAD SCHULTZ: I think Anthony Weiner is dealing with a personal matter and that’s where it should be left.

WRAGGE: Do you think he’s done enough to explain himself though?

WAFFLEHEAD SCHULTZ: I think it’s a personal matter and that’s where it should be left.

Weiner held a press conference today, in which he admitted to sending the picture in question. He admitted there were other pictures -- including one that is much more graphic He admitted to lying about his account being hacked. His false claim of his account being hacked raises serious issues over the damage he may have done to the reputation of Twitter and Yfrog with his false claims.

He has refused to resign.

My question to Ms. Wafflehead Schultz: in light of his refusal to resign, in spite of his his ethical, and perhaps criminal, lapses -- are you going to allow Weiner to continue to caucus with the Democrats?

UPDATE: I see Pelosi is calling for an ethic investigation of Weiner. We don't need one of those farcial Senate ethics investigations that never lead to anything more than a slap on the wrist. His words were pretty clear in his press conference. I'll ask Pelosi the same question -- are you going to allow Weiner to continue to caucus with the Democrats?