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Burberry outletWeiner admitted to "a personal failing" during his press conference in Manhattan and said he would "work very hard" to regain their trust.He also carefully set up his defense.
I don't believe I did anything that violates any law or any rule," he said. "I don't see anything I did that violated any rules of the House. I don't see anything that violated my oath of office to uphold the Constitution."
Hermes birkinWeiner should not be forced to resign because he would be a political problem for the Democrats. Weiner should be forced to resign because his behavior is creepy, wrong, immoral, and unbecoming to the office," the Republican consultant Curt Anderson said in an email. "But of course, that is an old school and unenlightened perspective."
louis vuitton outletIt's unclear to which grindstone Weiner will put his nose. Since his days as the glib spokesman for Senator Chuck Schumer, Weiner has been a fully public figure: He has no major legislation to his name, and no obvious fondness for filling local potholes.
Mulberry saleThe majority of his time in Congress has been spent either running for mayor, nearly running for mayor or appearing on a string of cable television interview networks - making him a prominent and effective voice for his party, but leaving the notion of a day job sounding hollow.His role in Congress has largely been filling a niche - the liberal loudmouth, willing to shout down Republicans or embrace things like single-payer health care. That's not a role that Democrats are going to want him to fill now.
"This means he will not be able to look at running for mayor; serving as a spokesperson for the party or becoming part of leadership," said former Bill Clinton aide Chris Lehane, who said he thought Weiner may be able to hold on to his seat.
Weiner had been the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2013; that opportunity seems gone, though New York politicos were already noting Monday night that he'd be a mere 57 in November 2021.
And then there are the details. Weiner denied using public resources, but appears at least to have used his office phone. A congressional ethics investigation-already called for by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and fellow New York Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee-could make hay of his use of his government phone and computer. The media scramble for other "sexting" partners could turn up women who are younger than Weiner suggested, when he said uncertainly that "they are all adults, at least to the best of my knowledge."
