Continues To Stand By Lewd New York Rep?

As she continues to posture herself on a wide variety of issues in advance of her uphill reelection bid, scandal-plagued U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) has been notably circumspect when it comes to the explosive controversy regarding her colleague U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) lewd online behavior.

In the face of Republican calls for Weiner’s resignation, House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) asked for an ethics investigation into Weiner’s behavior – after which McCaskill’s fellow Democrats Betty Sutton (D-OH) and Tim Walz (D-MN) dumped thousands of dollars in campaign cash they took from Weiner.  And reports today show that even former DNC Chairman Tim Kaine is now calling for Weiner’s resignation.  But McCaskill has simply characterized Weiner’s decision to post a lewd photo of himself on a publicly accessible internet site as “a personal problem.”

“Maybe Senator McCaskill’s own recent ethics problems have made her more forgiving of her scandal-plagued colleagues,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond.  “But McCaskill owes Missourians a straight answer as to whether she continues to stand by Anthony Weiner, or whether she will join the growing chorus on both sides of the aisle calling for Weiner to step down.”