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In a major victory for public health and the environment, the Senate defeated three dirty amendments on Thursday.
Weiner is not irreplaceable. He represents an overwhelmingly Democratic district in which there is no shortage of bold and outspoken progressives who could continue the positive contributions Weiner has made in Congress.
To me, in the wake of Weiner's foolishness, the big question is: How will the Democrats proceed without one of their most steadfast and articulate spokesmen in Washington?
Having just gotten back from a trip abroad where the news was dominated by the story of a politician facing severe consequences for his sexual misconduct, I opened up the pages of the American news to find... well, pretty much the same thing.
From the vantage of Europe, American politics seems like the circus: many exciting activities being played out under the big top, activities that have little bearing upon the social and economic realities most Americans confront every day.
Weiner should resign. So should Vitter. And, someone ought to explain why Vitter has never been charged or prosecuted by the Justice Department. It would be a "package" deal.
The main thing I draw from the Anthony Weiner incident is that the greater shame is in our puerile culture and how the media feeds the frenzy. On its own face their actions are ludicrous and the well-paid media honchos should be equally ashamed.
The rise and ultimate fall of Rep. Anthony Weiner's once-brilliant political career has many elements of a classic Greek tragedy, where the highly ambitious, competent, powerful protagonist suffers a horrible fate.
For most political women, it was hard enough to get elected in the first place; they're not going to jeopardize what they worked so hard for by flashing the internet with some bikini shots.
While people like Anthony Weiner violate their marriages and abuse the trust they have with their wives, they've broken no laws. Their fates belong to their wives, families and to voters -- not to Congress or the media.
"Good morning, gentlemen. Good morning -- we're ready to get started, so if you'd all -- " "Hey, I'm sitting there!" "The hell you are!" "The hell ...
The serious and necessary debate on comprehensive immigration reform has been clouded by a debate over birthright citizenship. Some Republican legislators want to redefine how we understand the 14th Amendment.
With or without Wealth of Nations on the presidential reading list, markets aren't going away. Neither is oil or the need for a free people to protect ourselves and our environment from recklessness in the pursuit of it.
I understand how anything "simple" seems better than having a conversation about insurance hedging for exotic derivatives, but it's condescension when politicians can't have a reasonable discussion about real issues.
At stake this election is defeating a wave of anti-woman Republican candidates who have in common insensitivity, suspicious ties to violence, and open beliefs in gender inequality.
