From HP:
On Thursday, Sen. Patrick Leahy became the most senior Democrat yet to join calls for Weiner, D-New York, to quit over his "sexting" scandal.
Leahy "supports Minority Leader (Nancy) Pelosi's request for a House investigation, and he believes that a decision by Congressman Weiner to voluntarily leave office would be in the best interests of his constituents and the House," Leahy spokesman David Carle said.
Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas and Reps. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania, Michael Michaud of Maine, Mike Ross of Arkansas, Niki Tsongas of Massachusetts, Larry Kissell of North Carolina and Joe Donnelly of Indiana have also called for Weiner to step down over sexually tinged online communications with several women that he lied about.
"Enough is enough," Donnelly said in a written statement. "It's time for Congressman Weiner to resign. His actions have disgraced the Congress. Everyone should be focused on jobs and the economy and his refusal to do the right thing is a distraction."
I voted for Anthony Weiner. Do I approve of his behavior? No. Pretty stupid.
But I'll tell you this - the more our thin-skinned, backbone-less Democratic congresspeople call for his ouster, the more he has my vote again. If there's one thing that irritates me more than stupid behavior it's weakness. And our party, unfortunately, seems to major in that at the worst moments.
Democratic lawmakers just can't seem to help themselves. They are so fucking afraid of the slightest blemish to their name, so unwilling to actually fight for anyone or anything, I have to wonder how some of them came to pick politics as a job anyway.
They would be better off as invisible administrative assistants for large companies where they can collect their damn paychecks, do as little work as possible, and wait patiently for their retirement.
There is only one way Democrats will come out of this questionable economy (even though I believe it's getting much better) and aggressive republican front - and that is to actually fight and stand their ground.
I've seen them fold so many times it's infuriated me. What is WRONG with you people? Are you really THAT PATHETICALLY SCARED of your own shadows?