Weiner....

He came clean when he was clear he was caught. Before that he claimed victim status saying he was hacked and allowing Breitbart to be accused by his supporters of doing the hacking. People will see it differently just as you and I do. I see no cause to hold Weiner up as doing the right thing in a timely manner. For me it's not about whether or not he is perfect, I do not believe anyone is and it's an unreachable standard to place on anyone.
It character. His silence went to far when after he claimed being hacked and having an attorney investigating when he stayed quiet as Breitbart was accused.
Maybe I feel stronger about this because I was once falsely accused of a crime. It wasn't public, I was never arrested or investigated, but the charge was leveled and it was devastating for me. Repeatedly lying and allowing someone to be publicly accused of a crime raises this to a level beyond the bad judgment and his sexual and power issues that the experts are blaming this on.

Your post made complete sense. I suppose, like it or not, public officials will have their private lives thrust into the public. That's just the way it is in America. The media is always trying to dig up dirt on anyone in the spot light.

I think Weiner is a complete moron for allowing this to happen. One really has to question the smarts and common sense of this guy for doing something so incredibly stupid. That being said, it really isn't anyone's business (except his wife's) who he sends lewd pictures to provided that they weren't unsolicited.

If they were unsolicited, that's a different matter entirely.