Disgraceful Display

There is no good defense for what Congressman Weiner has done, but the only person to whom this man caused any harm was his wife.  At the moment he decided to step down and apologize, people heckle him as though they were at a sporting event.

Rep. Weiner did something lewd, odd, and downright creepy.  That said, he did not break any laws, he did not molest any of the women with whom he exchanged photos online, and he did not engage in any violent behavior.  What should have been a shameful and tearful time between the Congressman and his wife became a media firestorm because he showed a photo of his clothed genitalia to an individual and coincidentally his name, which is German for the adjective 'Viennese', is also an American term for penis.  Funny.

Not really.  This man is a husband who wronged his wife in almost the worst possible way.  He was also a rare loudmouthed liberal who stood up for his constituents at a time when those of us from the East Coast are repeated called un-American by those whose home states are barely older than most of our parents.  Now that he has resigned, there is one less person to argue for what is right, to protect the interests of progressives in this country, and to defend those millions of us under attack in the so-called culture wars simply because of geography.

Watching this video is yet another harsh reminder of how crude and cruel those who appose men like Anthony Weiner can be.  Again, there is no defense for his own behavior. When a man has decided to apologize and bow out gracefully, however, those to whom he is apologizing must be graceful themselves, and let him.