The Anthony Weiner controversy is a great example of the hypocrisy of political horse race junkies. They hold their noses up to view their interest as intellectually superior to estrogen-driven soap operas or 'white trash' hobbies like pro wrestling or Jerry Springer.
But ultimately, it's the same thing: the voyeuristic glee of watching others take a fall. Even more so than those other forms, this is quite literally navel gazing.
Yes, Weiner's a bald faced liar and should resign. But unless he's your Congressman, you shouldn't waste emotion on it.
It's a zillionth example of a national "scandal" that would be nothing more than a local story if we had a responsible journalistic profession.
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