The NY Times reports:
Representative Anthony D. Weiner has told friends that he plans to resign his seat after coming under growing pressure from his Democratic colleagues to leave the House in the wake of the recent scandal, said a person told of Mr. Weiner’s plans.
The news comes as Democratic leaders prepared to hold a meeting on Thursday to discuss whether to strip the 46-year-old Congressman of his committee assignments, a blow which would severely damage his effectiveness.
Mr. Weiner, a Democrat, came to the conclusion that he could no longer serve after having long discussions with his wife, Huma Abedin, when she returned home on Tuesday after traveling abroad with her boss, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Pressure on Mr. Weiner to leave the House has been building for days, with top House Democrats, including Representative Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader, coming forward over the weekend publicly urge him to spare himself, his family and his party any more embarrassment.
But that pressure intensified earlier this week when President Obama publicly suggested that he should step down and Ms. Pelosi told reporters that she was prepared to strip Mr. Weiner of his committee assignments if he did not leave.
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if this is true , i wonder who the Governor would appoint to replace him with.
No one deserves this treatment more than he does.
this isn’t the only house Weiner is going to be thrown out of
ArmedJew – Yeah, I’ll remember your words the next time you defend the reputation of a gonuf with a black hat
maybe now agudah will honor him like they do other “jews” like shelly silver?
Yonason – That’s the color of YOUR hat. Who will defend you when they lock you away?
Can someone explain to me why this (Jewish) congressman is getting thrown under the bus by all his collegues while Bill Clinton who committed a much worse “avaira” and leid under oath about it got to stay at his job? Is a congressman held to a higher standard than the President? Just asking.
The media ruined this man’s career.
What he did was wrong, wrong, and more wrong. But it is in the realm of his private life.
If every person who has a weakness in this area (considering the divorce rate) were to be exposed and have to resign from their jobs, 3 out of 5 jobs would be empty.
He has a weakness he needs to work on. What does that have to do with his job?
1. The gov doesnt replace him! There is a special election.
Pac-Man – Behave old boy..I AM The
man…I work for a law enforcement ageny 🙂