Hartman reports: "One year after resigning from Congress following news he had emailed lewd photos of himself to women, married former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner desires a return to politics, according to New York news outlets."
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner. (photo: AP)
A Comeback for Anthony Weiner?
16 July 12
ne year after resigning from Congress following news he had emailed lewd photos of himself to women, married former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner desires a return to politics, according to New York news outlets.
"The disgraced former congressman - who's sitting on a $4.5 million campaign war chest - is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and 'seriously considering' a mayoral run," sources told the New York Post. The newspaper reported that Weiner has spoken with former staffers about returning to work for him.
"He wants to return to politics, according to friends and former staff members," The New York Times reported, adding that if Weiner doesn't spend his campaign cash next year, he will lose an opportunity to get matching funds.
Weiner's camp has not commented on the news reports.
Weiner ran for New York City mayor in 2005, but lost in the Democratic primary. He'd prepared to run again in 2009, but Mayor Mike Bloomberg successfully pushed to change the city term limits law to allow himself to run for a third term, prompting Weiner to steer clear of the race.
Weiner has maintained a low profile since his resignation, winding up occasionally in tabloid news reports for venturing out in the city with his wife, Huma Abedin, a senior aide for Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Post reported Monday that Abedin is encouraging her husband to grant a tell-all interview in the hopes of putting the scandal to rest.
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You were lucky to be spared the media circus. The smartest thing he could do IMO, is to make a statement, ignore the muck-rakers and get back to work and not get dragged into time wasting crap like the President did over the "birther" issue.
We need him, he's a bulldog fighter and we need him.
Therewas NO excuse for Weiner to do his stupid, juvenile thing.
A public official must be like Caesar's wife -- beyond reproach. If he can't handle that burden, he should not be in government.
I wish Eliot Spitzer would return also. In a crisis atmosphere,
personal scandal would shrink (sorry Weiner). Others out front would make Obama conspicuous in his absence.
If Weiner wants to continue his career in politics, great, but please keep that thing in the pants.
There's no equivalency between those Dem's and someone like Sen Vitter using campaign funds for his playtime, or Gov.Sanford using tax payer funds for his Argentine trips or Sen"wide stance" legislating against gays.
Weiner was an attack dog for progressive values and I'd vote for him in a NY minute.
SMoonz comments concerning Weiner and his support of some nasty government policies tells you a lot. Same with Clinton. Remember NAFTA? His bombing southern Iraq and Africa? And so forth.
Gotta do more than listen. Ya gotta research.
What he did was immature at worst. Our kids do it. But it was enough to get him out of the loop, and I know ultra-right wingers were glad.
Fame and power are tough to deal with. It's just too much adrenaline for most people who hold office today. They're in the same space as sports figures and movie stars. Anthony Weiner pledged to get help in treatment for sexual addiction on the day he stepped down. All schoolboy pranking aside, this man is a nation builder. We need to welcome him back, because few of us would want the job, if we're honest about it.
Maybe politicians should just wear their pants backward?
Jaylu, maybe politicians should be required to undergo a psychological evaluation and therapy if necessary before they are allowed to make decisions that affect millions of other people.
Do I like the America I see? Absolutely not. But the private sexual behavior of people in public office has nothing to do with it. There were prominent people in America's past who had a disreputable sex life but who were good in their official positions. Ike had an affair with his driver, but Ike was a good president. JFK and LBJ are both highly regarded in many circles, yet neither was perfect in his private life. There are some highly regarded people in public life who are widely assumed to be gay. They just haven't come out. Grover Cleveland had a child out of wedlock, yet Cleveland was a good president. Thomas Jefferson had a long-time affair with his slave, and Jefferson is believed to have been one of the greatest men in American public life.
On the other hand, Ulysses S Grant was a good family man who was a total incompetent as president. Jimmy Carter was a good family man, but Carter was a failure as president. Richard Nixon had a spotless personal life, but was a total scoundrel as president.
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