Enough is enough. Mr. Weiner, please leave the stage and

[Raven]

concentrate on getting your life together.

There is clearly a problem with this guy and no matter how many other politicians DU'ers can point to as examples of worse behavior, I can't ignore Weiner's behavior and I won't compare it or forgive it. He may not have broken a single law but his behavior would disgust me if he were my husband, brother or friend.If we are ever going to have a hope that Washington will not populated with a bunch of high paid deviants of both parties, we all need to be honest and admit that this man's actions are not deserving of our trust. If we can't do that...if we have to point to more vile behavior others have engaged in to somehow justify his, then we have really given up on any hope of integrity in government.

There are still people left in Washington, including our President, who manage to keep their minds above their belt buckles. Let that be the standard we strive for and we hold these people to.

[RandomThoughts]

1. I am due beer and travel money, and many experiences.

[xchrom]

2. oy. nt

[Vincardog]

3. If you can't ignore Weiner's behavior Don't vote for him.

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[TheKentuckian]

7. There it is...Truth.

[inna]

20. and damn, already deleted. i haven't even had a chance to read it.

[KittyWampus]

9. You don't care that this man obviously needs help? It's now reported he might be taking a Leave

a leave of absence. If you really cared about Weiner as a Rep and as a human being, you'd want him to get help. To get off the merry go round and regain his center.

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[badtoworse]

6. These 'high paid deviants" actually serve a useful purpose.

If we didn't have them to distract and amuse us, we'd all get depressed about the jobs situation and the housing meltdown.

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[DCBob]

10. I believe we are allowed to express opinions here... in fact its encouraged.

Maybe you should refresh yourself on the rules.

[Stevenmarc]

16. Feel free

Even when they're inconsequential

[DCBob]

22. HA! We all post of lot of "inconsequential" stuff here.. so what??

This is a discussion board for discussing and sharing opinions... of all kinds. Get over it dude.

[pintobean]

12. I'm getting tired of ridiculous accusations

[aquart]

19. LOL! Which ones?

You really need to be more specific.

[pintobean]

24. You need to follow the thread

What did I reply to?

[SnakeEyes]

21. Yeah I'm still not buying this argument

while he is elected to represent his constituents, his actions can affect the entire nation. Therefore we all get a say here. Weiner put himself in compromising situations. Situations that could have led to serious complications such as blackmail. US Congressmen can have access to sensitive information. He violated the public trust with poor judgement and actions that could have affected the country as a whole. With no faith in him, I want him to step down and have every right to say so.

[wisteria]

32. Oh, so serious. Blackmail? Actions that can affect the entire nation?

He is a Congressman,one vote, one point of view. And, this whole set up wasn't for blackmail money, but to take him down and change the subject from more serious matters of health care,Medicare and the economy. Repubs play these games all the time and the press goes along. Frankly, knowing a bit about history, I don't feel violated.

[SnakeEyes]

41. Yep

Yep, one vote. And sometimes votes are close. Doesn't matter that this wasn't for blackmail. Actions and behavior such as he engaged in is the type of thing that could be used for such. He showed poor judgement/actions, a violation of the public trust, and then he lied about it for a week. His actions have become a distraction.

But let's be realistic here. The idea that it's only Republicans or that things always happen only one way and there is any pattern is nonsense. Of the recent scandals or so called scandals: Lee, Foley, Ensign, Souder, and Livingston resigned while Vitter, Sanford, Gingrich, Pickering did not. On our side, Spitzer and Massa resigned while Clinton and Mahoney did not and so far Weiner has not.

Let's face it, if Weiner had an R next to his name instead of a D, people here would join me in calling for him to resign. We should be consistent and not partisan hacks. That's what Republicans do/are.

[hfojvt]

11. if my Congresswoman is a worse example

then why shouldn't I demand her resignation first? After all, she supposedly even had sex while she was married. Would you tolerate that in your friends? Or is sending pictures somehow even worse than adultery?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1274542&mesg_id=1274772

[DCBob]

13. Well said.. I am so sick of that pathetic argument.. "Vitter is worse!!"

If that is the standard for ethics and integrity in this country we will just keep sinking lower and lower until we cant sink any further... ugh.

[emilyg]

30. Correct.

[boston bean]

14. He needs to go. Sexual deviants blame their underage victims for lying about their age all the time

It's a classic defense. He took that risk knowing that one or some or none of his victims could be underage. He has a web page about cybersex crimes against minors.

That proves to me he is a deviant. I want him gone. I'm glad they are forcing him to make some move, but only some one as stuck on himself wouldn't refuse to resign. Waiting for Huma my ass. He made a bunch of decisions about her and their family w/o her input plenty of times.

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[sabrina 1]

36. Where did you get that information?

There was no underage 'victims' well not of Weiner, If you are concerned about this, you need to know who actually was harassing those high school students, and it wasn't Weiner. I see you fell for Breitbart, the man who now controls the Democratic Party's latest stunt.

Unless there has been some late breaking news, there is not even an allegation of underage victims.

[inna]

15. most strongly disagree. unrec.

jesus. some critical thinking, please.

[wisteria]

33. +1 n/t

[Autumn]

23. If I would have known about JFK having prostitutes

in the White House I would have insisted he resign and get his life together..

[wisteria]

26. Wow, no one measures up to your standards. n/t

[Autumn]

28. Not really, what Weiner and JFK did

in their private life is of absolutely no concern to me. I like Democrats and JFK was a good Democrat so is Weiner.

[wisteria]

35. But yet you would call for JFK to resign. Benjamin Franklin was no angel

either, would you have demanded that he step down even though he did much good for our nation? And, then there is Thomas Jefferson, and it was even suggested that President Washington had an affair while married to Martha.

[Autumn]

37. No I wouldn't, I looked

at my post above, I thought I clicked the sarcasm smilie but it must not have worked. I would never want a Democrats to step down and certainly not one that the pukes and a bunch of disappointing Democrats want to step down.

[Whisp]

39. life has gotten a bit less private since the JFK days

thanks to technology. If JFK had Tweeter and exchanged what Weiner did, he'd be in big trouble too.

Just can't compare the two.

[Autumn]

42. In your mind maybe. Both had

problems with their libido. I think it's a good comparison. Today, even though we know about JFK and his behavior, we still hold him up as an icon.

[Whisp]

40. dupe

dupe

[wisteria]

25. Don't agree.Your standards would have kept Benjamin Franklin from office

along with Jefferson. I don't condone what he did, but if he did it on his own time and it didn't hurt his constituents in any way he should stay. Everyone has skeletons in their closet and things they want to keep private-no one is perfect and to expect our elected Representatives to be perfect is simply fantasy.

[Shagbark Hickory]

29. His life seems pretty together to me. Unrec!

[leveymg]

31. Indict Clarence "pubic hair on my coke" Thomas. "Concentrate on getting your life together"

Too bad Clarence and the US Senate didn't follow your advice about dealing with his little problem.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

34. please dont listen to people who are not in your district

or not invested in your district

thanks weiner

[October]

38. I understand your post

but... I'm stuck on the part that reads:

"There are still people left in Washington, including our President, who manage to keep their minds above their belt buckles. Let that be the standard we strive for and we hold these people to."

See, that's who I thought Weiner was -- .so now what? How are we to KNOW with such certainty that others are above it all? They ALL keep disappointing us and lowering the proverbial bar.

I was a fan of Weiner, and now I'm so angry at his stupidity and lewd behavior with strangers. I hate losing his strong progressive voice on the Hill and his fighting spirit. Utter disappointment, and we have no one to replace him and no one who comes close to his willingness to fight.