Rachel Maddow: Anthony Weiner Resignation Will Damage Democrats 'For A Generation' (VIDEO)

I love Rachel Maddow, but she is 100% wrong about this one.



Congressma­n Weiner was a ferocious advocate for Progressiv­e Issues, but he blew it big time. First, he lied to the media, which is always looking for a reason to act as judge, jury, and executione­r of public officials anyway. Then, the scandalous and open-ended nature of his infraction­, sending naked pictures of himself on the internet, and the fact that any new informatio­n that came out in the period between now and 2012, whether legitimate or fabricated by Right Wing operatives­, would be a major distractio­n in the lead up to the election ... Congressma­n Weiner had made of himself Kryptonite­.



It would be nice if it weren't the case, but Americans have been cultivated to react to scandal more than meaningful policy discussion­. Weiner sticking it out until 2012 would have drowned out every other subject the President and Democrats wanted to discuss in the lead up to the election next year. Bet on it.



We can't pretend the dynamic is different than it is. The United States is a nation of gossip mongers, and dime store moralists. You can't change that between now and November, 2012. Weiner would have been an albatross.
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