[EL] Congressman Weiner

[Rob Richie]

If being stupid and/or lying about sex were a standard for forcing
politicians from office,it would indeed be interesting to see how many
Members of Congress would be left,

As to Weiner using a government Blackberry for personal use as an excuse for
an ethical violation? Please -- does any Member of Congress ever text a
spouse to say he or she will be late for dinner or can't pick up the kids at
school?. Not to excuse his gross behavior, but this seems like a return to
the standards of Puritianical judges from Salem (something I take rather
personally, as a direct ancestor of mine was among those murdered by the
government as an alleged witch!).

Rob
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Paul Gronke <paul.gronke at gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe if he used a government Blackberry or web access, though I'm not sure
> how they'd track the latter.
>
> It's unfortunate, I think, to see a pundit mention the "Chris Lee" standard
> in the NY Times:
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> David Birdsell, dean of Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs in New
> York City, said it would be hard for Mr. Weiner to argue that his conduct
> was any less damning. “By the Chris Lee standard, these are offenses that
> merit resignation,” he said.
>
> No comment at all about whether such a standard is a reasonable one?
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> On Jun 7, 2011, at 5:29 AM, Doug Hess wrote:
>
> > All joking aside, what is the reasoning or grounds behind starting an
> > investigation of the congressman (or the same with the NY GOP
> > congressman that had the shirtless pic on craigslist but I guess left
> > before it was investigated)?  That he sullied the image of congress?
> > It seems odd to go looking for bigger violations if there is not yet
> > any evidence of it (i.e., inappropriate romantic entanglements with
> > somebody that does business with congress, etc.).
> >
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