Politics
don't interest everyone; however, the sensation of a public servant's personal
life entangled with his public responsibilities is keeping many glued to news
reports.
Recent
revelation of New York Representative Anthony Wiener's sexting habits and
tweets have been flooding news
channels for about 2 weeks now.
Beginning
on May 27, inappropriate photos of the 46-year-old circulated on Twitter after being
sent to a young woman.
Further investigation showed that Wiener was involved with several women during his internet rendezvous, one of whom - as discovered last Friday - was a 17-year-old girl from Delaware.
He initially denied any association, then later confessed.
The
majority of Democratic House Representatives as well as President Obama suggest
that Wiener resign.
"When
you get to the point where, because of various personal distractions, you can't
serve as effectively as you need to at the time when people are worrying about
jobs and their mortgages and paying the bills, then you should probably step
back," Obama stated during an interview with NBC.
Wiener
is not the first government official whose decadent acts have become exposed in
recent years or months, for that matter. Eliot Spitzer, former New York
Governor, resigned after his relations with various prostitutes were publicized
in 2008 and former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey resigned after a scandal
surrounding his homosexual affair in 2004.
Only last month, it was revealed
that former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger carried out an adulterous
relationship with his housekeeper, leading him to father a child outside of
wedlock.
Risa Heller, Wiener's spokesperson, stated that Wiener is seeking help through a psychological treatment center so that he may be a "better husband and healthier person."
Could counseling be the proper tool for management? Let's hope it has some lasting effect. In the meantime, it might be less vexatious for viewers to follow their favorite TV series.