I do think, actually, public figures have a right to a private life. They don't have a right to lie to the public, to Wolf Blitzer, to their staff, to their constituents. And that's what Congressman Weiner did.
Paul Begala discusses the expectations of honesty from public figures, specifically addressing Congressman Weiner's actions.
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He has a mandate to cut the cost of groceries, gas and rent. He promised to cut the cost of energy in half.
For the first time since Reagan, a Republican, won voters making less than 50 grand a year. Now, as a Democrat, I don't like that. But as an American, I admire it.
But the kind of, just, dopey slurs coming from this dim-witted vice president — this charmless oaf — you can have him.
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