Obama Suggests Weiner Resign

About time Mr. Obama came out of the closet about his fellow party member..

Mr. Obama made the comment about Mr Weiner as House Democrats prepared to debate Tuesday whether to punish the New York Democrat for his use of social media to send sexually charged messages and lewd photos to women he encountered online.

"I think he’s embarrassed himself, he’s acknowledged that, he’s embarrassed his wife and his family," Mr. Obama said in an interview Monday with NBC News.

"Ultimately there’s going to be a decision for him and his constituents," Mr. Obama continued. "I can tell you that if it was me, I would resign. Because public service is exactly that, it’s a service to the public. And 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."

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Weiner It Is Time To Retire Your Weiner

Democratic leaders in the House are calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner to step down Saturday after he admitted he exchanged online messages with a Delaware teenager in the latest development to a sex scandal that has dominated the news for days. 

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California said Weiner has the "recognition that he needs help."

"I urge Congressman Weiner to seek that help without the pressures of being a Member of Congress," she said in a statement.

National party chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said Weiner’s behavior is "indefensible" and his role in Congress is "untenable."

The Florida congresswoman said "this sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction" for everyone.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel said Weiner’s "inappropriate behavior has become an insurmountable distraction to the House and our work for the American people."

"With a heavy heart, I call on Anthony to resign," he said.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said Weiner’s "repeated violation of the public trust is unacceptable."

"He can best advance the issues he fought for by resigning immediately," he said.

The demands from the Democratic Party hierarchy came one day after Weiner acknowledged that he had exchanged online messages with a Delaware teenager. He said the exchanges involved nothing inappropriate.

His party’s leadership had refrained from demanding a resignation for days after Weiner admitted sending lewd photos and messages and at least one X-rated picture to a handful of women around the country over the past three years and then lying about it.

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