Anthony Weiner to resign

One of the best Congressmen America has seen in years announced today that he's going to resign over sexy photos and texts he sent to a number of women. To many politically frustrated liberals like myself, Weiner's anger and passion was a breath of fresh in a government that embraced right wing extremism and left wing apathy. I'm really pissed off at him for doing what he did, but 1) He didn't bone anyone, 2) This doesn't affect his job, and he broke no laws, and 3) He had previously said he was going to take a temporary leave from Congress to get help, which I would've been satisfied with.

At the same time Republicans are calling for this guy's head, their shining star Newt Gingrich is running for president and nobody cares. Gingrich has been married three times, and cheated on two of his wives. One of them was dying of cancer in a hospital. Yesterday, the GOP held a fundraiser for David Vitter in a fancy townhouse owned by a lobbyist. In 2007, it broke that Vitter enjoys having sex with prostitutes in adult diapers.

I wouldn't be surprised if Weiner comes back in a few years after all this dies down. The majority of his constituents do not want him to resign, and he still has a lot of supporters. I sorta think he's doing this for himself more than anything.

Anyway, here's a 'best of' collection, showing why his constituents love him so much. Watching all of these again, it's not entirely surprising that the establishment in Washington and their lapdogs in the media seized the opportunity to get rid of him. Best of luck to you and your wife in the future guy, you will be missed.

Anthony Weiner rips Republicans apart for politicizing the effort to take care 9/11 first responders



To remind Republicans that they must obey procedural rules, Anthony Weiner reads a children's book on the House floor to help explain things to them



Republican Scott Garrett reads a memo about health care which he claims was circulated around to Democrats. Anthony Weiner tears him apart for reading a fake memo as if it were real.



"You don't know what socialism means."



"Make no mistake about it: every single Republican I have ever met in my entire life is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry."



Anthony Weiner makes fun of the GOP because they proposed a bill that would defund NPR



Republicans tried to redefine the definition of rape so that it would be harder for victims of rape to receive abortions. Anthony Weiner works his magic.