Dem. Rep. Anthony Weiner's refusal to resign flies in the face of pomposity, in that he knows perfectly well that he has become an "excess baggage", with respect to his Party, the Democratic Party, and whatever he does from now on will not count propitiously to himself, his family, and more so, his party.
Lewd pictures passed to strange women are nothing to sneeze at, especially when the person connected to such lewdness is a U.S. Congressman. It indicates erroneous judgment, and the disgrace that comes along with it affects everyone, if nothing is done about an issue of its kind.
He (Weiner) has the nerve to insist that he has broken no laws; yet, he must be aware that the nature of the atmosphere in Washington D.C. at the moment, as far as his situation goes, is not conducive to the public good.
It is also not just an awkward phase in the life of the present congressional session, for it has become a major distraction from the mechanism or machinery of Congress itself, in such a way that lawmakers are forced to deal with the scandal's fallout more than anything else. In other words, members can hardly spend their much precious time on more important matters, because of it.
His conduct has left much to be desired; and as far as his case was concerned, it matched any other scandal that has caused many people to give up their congressional seats.
Congressman Vito Fossella of Staten Island, N.Y., lost his seat on a drunk driving charge, among other infidelity foibles.
If the Facebook/Twitter debacle, which was equally serious, would have happened to any other Congressman, Rep. Weiner would undoubtedly have been the first person to call for that other person's resignation; and for him to resist the consensus of public opinion was beyond belief.
It was extremely disrespectful, on his part, to say that he was not going to resign, to his colleagues in Congress, to his constituents and to New York City; considering how spurious or deceitful he has been to them.
His demeanor on national television showed emphatically that he was morally guilty of what he had done; and because of that, he has lost confidence in almost all his countrymen, particularly, in so many young men and women, who would want to enter public service in the future.
To them, he was a very bad example of an upright person; and so, if he had any moral fiber left in him, he should consider resigning now, than to drag his party into the campaign of the 2012 general election.
In fact, his resignation would be in the best interest of all good and well behaved people in the country.
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