Finally, Congressman Weiner started down the right road. He acknowledged that he had lied to the press and that he had sent pictures to not one but six different women. So this is a place to begin, where does he go from here?
My suggestion is that Congessman Weiner resign. His fellow New Yorker (Christopher Lee) did when he sent pictures of himself to a woman. The irony is that Weiner was one of those who demanded that Lee resign. Reminds me about the old saw, "those who live in glass houses, should not throw stones."
Minority leader, Representative Nancy Pilosi, has started an ethics investigation to find out if there have been any violations of law. Did he use government provided cell phones, computers, office space to conduct his twitters? Did he do it on "government time?" Of course he did. He thought that he was above the law and could do anything, anywhere.
The major difference between Weiner and Lee is that Lee was a Republican and his fellow party members asked him to resign and he did. Democrats do not do that to their own. They will continue to support him as they did Barney Frank when it was discovered that his partner was running a prostituion ring out of his house. It will be very interesting to see how this evolves but I am not so sure that he will resign.
My suggestion is that all who read this blog should write their Congressmen/women and demand that Weiner resign. If they get thousands of emails with this demand, they might decide to do the right thing and have Weiner become a regular citizen again.
Here is what I wrote my Congressman last night:
My suggestion is that Congessman Weiner resign. His fellow New Yorker (Christopher Lee) did when he sent pictures of himself to a woman. The irony is that Weiner was one of those who demanded that Lee resign. Reminds me about the old saw, "those who live in glass houses, should not throw stones."
Minority leader, Representative Nancy Pilosi, has started an ethics investigation to find out if there have been any violations of law. Did he use government provided cell phones, computers, office space to conduct his twitters? Did he do it on "government time?" Of course he did. He thought that he was above the law and could do anything, anywhere.
The major difference between Weiner and Lee is that Lee was a Republican and his fellow party members asked him to resign and he did. Democrats do not do that to their own. They will continue to support him as they did Barney Frank when it was discovered that his partner was running a prostituion ring out of his house. It will be very interesting to see how this evolves but I am not so sure that he will resign.
My suggestion is that all who read this blog should write their Congressmen/women and demand that Weiner resign. If they get thousands of emails with this demand, they might decide to do the right thing and have Weiner become a regular citizen again.
Here is what I wrote my Congressman last night:
Representative Peters,
It is time for Representative Weiner to resign. He has sullied the honor of the House by lying to the public. Not only did he twitter x-rated material to unsuspecting females but then denied it for several days.
The former occupant of NY 26 did something similar and resigned. It is time that Weiner follow suit.
I hope you agree and will encourage your fellow Representative to do the right thing.
Tom
Will you join me and demand that Weiner resign? If you do not agree, please explain.
