Campaign Outsider

Say, that’s some beatdown Margery Eagan puts on New York Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Scheisskopf) in her Boston Herald column today, no?

What does she call him? Oh, yeah – “that sleazy, skin-crawling, Ichabod Crane look-alike.”

Yikes.

Eagan helpfully points out that of the entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation, only Niki Tsongas has the, er, tsones to say that “it would be appropriate for Congressman Weiner to step down.”

The other (all male) Bay State pols were, well, weiners.

The rest of our own Massachusetts delegation, save three, hid under a rock. That includes U.S. Senator Scott Brown, a Republican with no party loyalty excuse, if you even consider that an excuse.

This profile in gutlessness comes as the New York Times [NYT] reported that Weiner’s wife Huma is pregnant — and more icky Weiner details emerge. His online flirtation pals had screen names such as “sassbutt,” “38-38-38” and “PolitiBitch.”

There but for the grace of God go John Kerry.

Regardless, Eagan called the roll:

[Y]esterday I asked our delegation the same question: Should Weiner resign? The delegation includes Brown, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Tsongas, and Congressmen Mike Capuano, Barney Frank, William Keating, Stephen Lynch, Ed Markey, James McGovern, Richard Neal, John Olver and John Tierney.

Lynch’s office said the congressman was unreachable.

Neal and McGovern’s office said neither will call for Weiner’s resignation, but will wait for a proposed ethics investigation.

Keating’s office said that since he could be called to participate in that investigation, “he does not feel it’s appropriate to comment.”

In an impressive display of constituent responsiveness (wouldn’t you like to know your representatives’ opinions?), none of the rest dared state one.

Raise your hand if you’re surprised.

Me neither.