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Bad comparison...remember than the coverup afterwards is always a far bigger political sin than the original misdeed ever was. If the picture was not of Weiner he could have and should have said it wasn't, but he didn't. And the fact that he didn't demand an investigation doesn't exactly inspire confidence that there aren't other things he doesn't want brought to light.
Vitter....
"This was a very serious sin in my past for which I am, of course, completely responsible," Vitter said Monday in a printed statement. "Several years ago, I asked for and received forgiveness from God and my wife in confession and marriage counseling. Out of respect for my family, I will keep my discussion of the matter there with God and them. But I certainly offer my deep and sincere apologies to all I have disappointed and let down in any way."
Weiner....
In an interview Wednesday, Rep. Anthony Weiner said he could not say "with certitude" that a photo of man's crotch posted to Twitter -- a picture that has become the center of a small-scale media storm -- was not, in fact, a photo of him.
He said he had retained a private security firm to look into the matter, but had not referred it to Capitol police or the FBI because he does not want to "make a federal case" over it.
"I'm not sure it rises, no pun intended, to that level," Weiner told interviewer Luke Russert. "The implication here is that I did something wrong to someone else. I was the victim of a prank here," he said. "Im not sure that theres anything more here than just a little bit of silliness."
He was also asked by Russert about why he follows a number of young women on Twitter. "People don't simply understand that one of the things that goes on on Twitter is that you form networks with other people as a way of getting more followers," Weiner said.
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