Dim Bulb: Former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y.

Published February 1, 2012 5:00am ET



What: Paid a Manhattan detective agency more than $13,000 with campaign funds to track the alleged hacker who used his Twitter account to send the crotch-shot heard round the political world. Why it’s dim: Weiner knew he was paying somebody to go on a rabbit chase.

Cure: Already been administered.

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