Tough day at the floating bookshop. None of my regulars showed and just about everyone else was indifferent except for a Latina who purchased four children's books for her daughter, who thanked me. No, senorita - gracias a usted. It doesn't figure to get any easier tomorrow, as the temperature is expected to be in the 90's.
In case you haven't heard, New York City congressman Anthony Weiner, whose district is in Queens, is in the throes of a sordid scandal. He twittered a crotch shot of himself in his underwear to a young woman and exchanged questionable dialogue with others. Weiner has been married for one year to a woman on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's staff. It had always been rumored that he is a ladies man. Many on both sides of the aisle are calling for his resignation. He is trying to hold on, still dreaming of becoming mayor. If his opposition was only Republicans, he would be a lock, but he would have to win his own party's nomination, and that is all but impossible now. It is futile to appeal to his sense of honor. If he'd had any, he wouldn't have done such a thing. He has never backed down, however, having learned the ropes from his mentor, the senior Senator from New York, Chuck Schumer. The sight of either makes me feel as if I need a bath, although Schumer has yet to be implicated in any scandal. In fact, if Schumer were ever found in a compromising sexual situation, I would be shocked. I think he lusts only for power. Then again, I believed the same of Eliot Spitzer. The three are quintessential politicians, ardent know-it-all leftists. Whether Weiner resigns is superfluous politically. New York City will remain a liberal bastion whether he stays or goes. Conservatives should stay out of the controversy. The press has done its work. There's no sense belaboring the issue. They should focus on the economy and find someone who can convince the electorate of their argument of the dangers of big government, of the entitlement mentality that so many embrace. I don't know how even die hard leftists can defend Weiner. His judgment is suspect. Conservative talk show host Steve Malzberg has pointed out that having such photos available leaves a politician vulnerable to blackmail. Weiner is now no doubt in line for his own talk show. Perhaps he can co-host with Spitzer as Slime and Slime. Both have merged the schlemiel (the person who spills the soup) and schlamazel (the person who has the soup spilled on him). I've always loved the explanation of those Hebrew terms. Language is a beautiful thing.
Here's the url to my alternate website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/ The links that show in both columns when the page opens are all live. It's pot luck once you scroll to the others. Sorry.
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