A few hours ago, Gawker published a photo of an iPhone photo purporting to be Anthony Weiner's weiner. Breitbart has confirmed that it is a photo of the W/weiner.
Politics isn't always fair. In fact, it's rarely fair. Whether Weiner was unfairly treated, whether Breitbart is guilty of invasion of privacy, hacking, blackmail or some other crime, whether Weiner gets satisfaction in the end doesn't matter.
Right now, he's finished, and it wasn't a happy ending. Weiner's career as a public figure, Congressman, and potential mayoral candidate is looking distinctly flaccid.
The humiliation factor is simply too great at this point. I can't seem him making speeches on the floor of Congress as a member or making appearances on MSNBC while millions of copies of his member are floating around cyber space.
The job of being a congressman is making legislation, and as the old cliche goes, making laws is like making sausages; it is better not to see it done too up close.
Congressman Weiner is a bright guy, and I'm sure that he will be able to get back into public life some time in the future after a reasonable time off, after a sort of refractory period, perhaps through some back door, like being a talking head commentator. When the time is right, I'm sure he'll be able to enter politics again. In the meantime, Rep. Weiner has to make some hard choices and come to some conclusions. And he has to do so soon, because with the publication of these naked pictures, the situation has reached a climax. You might argue that resigning by the end of the day is premature, but I don't think so, given the awful circumstances.
Weiner's resignation by the end of the day is the only possibility for a happy ending. Now is not the time for Weiner or his aids to massage his ego by kidding him, and faking the possibility that he can survive these pictures. He's going to have to swallow his pride.
Sorry Rep. Weiner, but given the terribly graphic pictures that are now floating around, no one can look at you without thinking about the too much information that you yourself ejaculated and propagated onto the internet.