Weiner-gate, I find this depressing

In a ridiculous sort of way.

Yet another politician caught in a web of lies, a hell of their own making. An unnecessary business altogether, but amusing reading nonetheless.

What makes this news is that this happened to a powerful politician married to another politico, NOT that the behavior itself is unusual, especially among the adolescent set (haven't we heard way too much about kids "sexting" for this to be shocking?)But this is a 45 year old man, you say, who should have been more sensible.
Absolutely, no argument there, but people in power or who have power because of fame and/or money tend to believe they are entitled to behavior that they reproach in the rest of us. That's what this is, a power corrupts story. Or a fame makes you feel that rules do not apply to you story. Or a "the ideologically pure" are exempt from their own rules story. Take your pick.

Mr. Weiner was a sponsor of a bill to keep sexual predators away from the underaged users, and now he "assumes" that none of the females he was sexting with fall into that category. We can assume he would be brutal toward any other adult who made such an assumption.

This is like the tax-loving John Kerry docking his boat in another state to avoid taxes, Al Gore having a massive energy consuming new home (or two) and Prince Charles lecturing the rest of us about energy consumption. OK, or Governor Christie using state helicopters for personal use while telling the rest of the state to economize. Rules do not apply to the ideologically pure.

The Maximalist's husband tells the story of accidentally attending a sermon by someone championing fuel conservation who encouraged buying local. He flew 3000 miles to make these demands of the rest of us, then ate out of season vegetables trucked up from Mexico to New York. Following this advice is for us, not for him, just as making sacrifices and having "skin in the game" is not for the Obamas...just for the rest of us and particularly if we are not unionized public employees.

Anthony Weiner got caught and was humiliated. The rest of the political class gets away with it every day.

They shouldn't.

One standard for everyone, please. And the pols should never be allowed to exempt themselves from the rules they set on our backs!

Yes this is rambling, but I'm depressed and disgusted that he stays in power. Mere mortals would not be so lucky.