This doesn't mean a Republican will take over Weiner's seat.

[JohnnyRingo]

Someone tell the Barstool Republicans who are fired up by the party's demands that Weiner resign that he hails from a heavily Democratic district that re-elected Weiner six times. Indeed, that district hasn't been haunted by the likes of a Republican in office since 1921, and that in fact was a two term anomaly from the 50 previous years of democratic representation going back to the Whig Party in the 19th century.

I'm sure the faux outraged Republican leaders know they don't have a chance in hell of sending a Republican to New York's 9th district, but they have the base fired up and flooding the static laced AM radio waves believing that a Tea Party candidate will take over if they get Weiner to resign. The party's reason for the outrage is pure sport, a way to scream something negative from the rooftops of Fox News and right wing blogs as a means to offset years of Republican hypocrisy that found their moral preachers of purity with their fingers in the cookie jar and chocolate chips smearing their sheepish faces, but they're just comparing an infield base hit to a grand slam home run and cheering like they just sealed the game.

Don't get me wrong, losing Weiner as a congressional voice would be a loss to all of us, but as Anthony himself must surely know, his district will not turn red over this minor scandal. His status as Representative should be polled by the voters in his district, not by Rence Preibus or Rush Limbaugh. It's very likely they're perfectly happy to see Weiner continue his fight on their behalf, but if not, he'll just be replaced by a political clone. I'm just waiting for the sex starved media to finally go there and ask some of his constituents what they think instead of interviewing an endless list of agenda biased political hacks.

Somebody tell the shocked crybabies in the Republican Party to get over themselves and face the reality that this minor distraction literally changes nothing outside Weiner's relationship with his wife.

[tabbycat31]

1. Look at NY-26

Do not take anything for granted.

[elleng]

3. Its BROOKLYN!!!!

[elleng]

2. Right, but 'get over themselves' and 'face reality?' NOT LIKELY!

:hi:

[CBHagman]

4. "Faux outraged" is right.

However, the GOP will never give up their self-righteousness, no matter how unrighteous they may prove in practice.

[OHdem10]

5. Forget it.