Here’s an alternative view to my colleague Tim Carney’s post regarding the Anthony Weiner story, although I sympathize with his weariness over the issue.
Does it matter? Yes. The Democratic Party lost all momentum with its Medi-scare campaign due to a self-inflicted wound that festers at least as long as Weiner remains in office, and cannot heal until he disappears. By refusing at first to tell the truth, and then by refusing to resign, he dragged his party, his friends, and his wife through a frustrating, bizarre scandal that shouldn’t have lasted even one week.
Had Weiner resigned the day of his fateful Breitbart-hijacked news conference, the news cameras would have gone away by the end of the week. Instead, weeks later, the cameras were parked outside his home to film his wife’s return home yesterday, and hovering over porn star Ginger Lee’s silly ‘news conference.’
