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Anthony Weiner Is Not the First Victim of a Sexless Sex Scandal
Tweet Share on Facebook June 16, 2011 Comment (16)Anthony Weiner is resigning and so gains the dubious distinction of being the first politician to leave office because of Twitter text-capades, a scandal that literally could not have taken place even five years ago (Twitter was launched in the summer of 2006). Securing one’s place in scandal history is cold comfort at what might be the end of a once-promising political career.
But despite what some, Andrew Sullivan for example, have suggested, Weiner is not the first politician to flame out in a sexless sex scandal.
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Why President Obama Is In Puerto Rico
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2011 Comment (8)Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, but the island itself has no (voting) member of Congress and no vote in presidential elections. So what is Barack Obama doing in San Juan today rallying the locals in front of a giant Puerto Rican flag? The answer lies in demographics.
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Tim Pawlenty Cribs 'Better Deal' From LBJ
Tweet Share on Facebook June 8, 2011 Comment (16)Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty unveiled his economic plan Tuesday and it quickly and rightly drew ridicule from the left and the right for its fantastical assumptions and projections. Pawlenty termed his plan a "Better Deal," an apparent attempt to rhetorically echo FDR's "New Deal," in encapsulating his plan. But with this particular reach he found rhetorical ground already (if briefly) claimed by Lyndon Johnson.
Robert Schlesinger
Robert Schlesinger is managing editor for opinion at U.S. News and World Report, overseeing all opinion editorial content. He is the author of "White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters." E-mail him at rschlesinger@usnews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @rschles.
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