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Weiner Can’t Afford to Quit

Posted 10 Jun 2011 in Anthony Weiner, politics, schadenfreude
Word has it that disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) won’t step down because he literally cannot afford to do so. Being a career politician is all he knows. He has no business degree, no law degree, and no financial background. What a perfect resume for a U.S. Congressman trying to tell the rest of us how we should live our lives.

Even if scandal-stained Rep. Anthony Weiner didn’t want to stay in office, he needs to stay in office.

bring it on down to Weinerville

This is about all that Weiner is qualified to do

Unlike many of his peers in the House, Weiner doesn’t have a business or even a law degree to fall back on.

Weiner, 46, took home $156,117 in 2010, according to his federal tax returns released by his staff.

His humiliated wife, Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, earned $154,000 in 2009, federal records show.

He owes between $10,000 and $15,000 on his American Express card, according to his most recent financial-disclosure forms.

If he steps down, he could grovel to cable TV execs for talking-head “analyst” gigs that hopefully pay more than the $825 he gets for appearing on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”

But with Weiner’s reputation in ruins, other lucrative jobs may be hard to get.

“He would most likely have to go to friends in the business sector, but he doesn’t have a financial background,” said political consultant Joseph Mercurio.

Speaking of talking-head gigs, I hear that disgraced former Democrat Elliot Spitzer needs a co-host to replace Kathleen Parker. Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the Weiner/Spitzer show!

Then again, he could try to replace Justin Timberlake in those SNL skits. “Bring it on in to Weinerville!”

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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