I can't take credit for the title of this article. I read it in the comments of another article. That person couldn't take credit for it either.
So after weeks of denials, outright lies, and porn stars clamoring for his resignation, the embattled Congressman is turning off the lights and heading home. How many times have I been told not to start a sentence with "so?" So what? Wait a minute. I lost my train of thought.
But then again, so has much of America. The Anthony Weiner sexting scandal seems to be all anyone wants to talk about. I called WBAL radio this morning to comment on the lawsuit filed against President Obama for violation of the Constitution and War Powers Resolution (whereupon the host summarily hang up on me after I offered an opinion about the lawsuit's merits), only to find not more than ten minutes later that the topic had abruptly shifted to Weinergate. How anyone can segue from a discussion about possible constitutional violations to a roundtable on meat tweets, I don't know. I guess the bombing of Libya wasn't sexy enough for radio ratings when weiner water cooler gossip dangled nearby.
Goodbye and good riddance, former Congressman Weiner. Hear that giant sucking sound in the distance? That's the sound of incessant penis jokes (hopefully) making way for a news cycle focusing on matters of national import.
It's about time. Press conference at 2 p.m. EST.