Author: Gatemouth

There is no truth to the rumor that because of my unhealthily obsessive blogging activities, I am taking a leave of absence and checking into rehab.

Charlie Rangel, who still has a rotary dial on his cell phone, may not be hi-tech, but he has a keen grasp of the Down Low:

McCartney:  Well, she was just 17,
You know what I mean?

It’s getting worse:

The Daily News: "Never in the 222 years since the House of Representatives achieved a quorum in 1789 has a seat holder inflicted such an indignity on the institution of American government that most closely represents the people."

I will be the first to admit that my position on the matter of Anthony Weiner is utterly bereft of moral considerations.

It is entirely a political calculus

Weiner is no longer of any use in the role he had staked out for himself; in fact, he is a detriment.

Weiner’s supposed role was as a spokesman and attack dog.

But what can this man, nationally exposed as a liar, sell to anyone any more?

Some men like hiking the Appalachian Trail, while others prefer riding the Information Superhighway

I’ll admit that some of these stories have a tangential relationship to our biggest local dick joke (and I’m front-loading them), but these days, even Meow Mix or Henrietta Hudson’s would have trouble being this Weiner-free.

Yoda catches the worst columnist in NYC (and the most despicable member of my Congregation) in a whopper which I wish I'd spotted first.

Say what you want about Cuomo’s fiscal and budget policies, it is hard to complain about this one. Gov delivers 'robust' ethics reform www.nypost.com

It seems like only a week has gone since I first learned of the unwelcome protrusion on Anthony Weiner’s Twitter feed.

Chuck Berry, world's keenest political observer, on one particular "Brown Eyed Handsome Man": 

 "Hey, there! Anthony boy, why are you in such a rush?
The girl she wanna talk to you,