Hail New York City Voters - A Scoundrel is Denied a Place on the General Election Ballot!

Thank heavens that the people of New York City are less forgiving of Anthony Weiner's imbroglios than he is.

Weiner, acknowledging his mayoral primary defeat with historic understatement, characterized himself as an "imperfect messenger".  Imperfect?  How about "fatally flawed" or "devoid of character and integrity"?

Weiner learned nothing from the first series of embarrassing incidents inflicted on his constituents, returning to deviant activity after having been booted from the U. S. House.  He then had the audacity to claim that he was the best person to lead New York.

If Weiner wishes to claim that he is sick and unable to help himself, that is fine.  Whatever the reason for him to have engaged in disgraceful conduct, though, he is not psychologically suited to serving in high public office, and has forfeited that chance permanently.

However one feels about Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I regard him highly), I do not believe it was ever necessary to worry about what type of humiliation he was inflicting on New York through engagement in perverse sexual activity.

The American people are enormously forgiving, however they are often not willing to overlook sins that are committed repeatedly.

I thank New York voters for responding to the Weiner candidacy with a collective, "How dare you!"