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Anthony Weiner has resigned from Congress under the rationale the distraction of his scandal is getting in the way of doing his job. In other words, he still thinks his job performance pushing a progressive agenda should excuse his extracurricular activities and is angry his critics believe otherwise. You did not have to be psychic to see this turn of events coming, but i his resignation and his mindset on resigning days ago.

Several observations are in order.

First, it is incredibly pitiful for Weiner to be taken down by a sex scandal that did not involve actual sex. Weiner engaged in the kind of behavior fifteen year old kids and weird pedophiles--not to excuse him of being the latter--have been doing for years in AOL chat rooms. It is a sign of gross immaturity to not only send a photo of your genitalia to a female, but to expect her to be impressed by it. Weiner is a man who had attained a career many people only dream of having. Whether you think he deserved it or not, he was a prominent lawmaker in the most powerful country on earth. Yet his maturity level was that of a horny junior high kid. Yet he had defenders, which reiterates the idea that you can say or do just about anything you like as long as you diligently pursue progressivism.

Second, he still does not think he did anything wrong. Oh, he has hung his head in public and said all the right words. He has also slinked off to rehab in order to plausibly find redemption. But the bottom line is that was all part of the pageant. In his mind he broke no law, therefore his critics are being unfair. This rationale is indicative of the progressive mindset there is no hour principle than that which government establishes. Laws are written by government, therefore law is the ultimate judge of right and wrong. It is fascinating to see the way progressives think laid out right before our eyes.

Finally, it is also fascinating to see how the public reacts to such scandals. I have spoken more than I ever cared to about progressive reaction to Weiner’s scandal, but the general public bears mention, too. Most wanted weiner to resign, likely because they were either repulsed by his behavior or drew the conclusion he is too immature to wield he power his constituents have given him. While the public wants weiner to go away, we are still fascinated by him. The major news networks cut away from Nancy Pelosi, a House leader, speaking on unemployment, which is the biggest issue of the day, in order to cover weiner’s resignation speech. Granted, you are not missing anything by skipping out on anything Pelosi says. She was more than likely reading her speech for the first time to see what is in it herself. But the cutaway speaks volumes about what we value as important news.