Is the Weiner story actually a two-headed monster?

Is there more to the story of the Anthony Weiner resignation than meets the eye? Quite possibly as an article from Josuapundit describes it (article excerpt below)!

Is it possible that all of the pieces to a very strange Anthony Weiner puzzle that includes his wife Huma had to be assembled before he stepped down?

Pieces that include the future ambitions of Huma (an interesting persona in her own right with her family's reported connection to the Muslim Brotherhood)?

Deals that had to be cut and decisions that had to be made?

The Anthony Weiner story re-cap!

Anthony Weiner engaged in behavior over the internet that was deviant and that showed extremely poor judgement, particularly for a married man.

Anthony Weiner did not appear to have engaged in any sexual contact with the women.

Anthony Weiner lied about the situation instead of coming clean in from the very start.

Anthony Weiner was an embarrassment to the Democratic Party and would have been the gift that keeps on giving for the Republican Party leading up to the election in 2012.

His indiscretions however pale next to those of some of his peers who did not resign over their actions.

President Bill Clinton for example did have sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky, lied about it to the public, perjured himself and was impeached.

Charlie Rangel is a story of tax evasion or avoidance which was doubly bad as he was the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee that writes the tax legislation.

Law-breakers and liars with bad judgement who didn't step down versus a man who simply had bad judgement, who lied and then who did step down.

Hmmmmm.

The inside scoop from Joshuapundit

From Joshuapundit comes a story of the Anthony Weiner resignation coupled with some serious back-room dealing called "Weiner's Resignation - And the Back Story They're Not Telling You!"

"As I reported earlier, Congressman Anthony Weiner finally resigned.The brief statement was unintentionally hilarious as members of the audience heckled him with penis jokes ("Were you fully erect? Are you more than seven inches? The people demand to know!") and shouts of "Bye Bye, pervert."

Since then, a couple of my well-informed Little Birdies have surfaced with a fascinating back story that you will definitely not see in the Dinosaur Media.

Weiner's decision had nothing to do with any pressure from Democrats, in spite of what you may have been hearing. They were perfectly content for him to hide in rehab until the fuss died down and then resume his position in Congress. Weiner's resignation was apparently a last minute decision, based on two factors. First, his wife gave him an ultimatum to the effect that she wasn't going to put up with one more iota of humiliation from him, and that if he had any hopes of saving his marriage, he had better quit immediately.

The second factor was the Clintons. Huma Abedin, Weiner's wife is the current Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and a long time protege' of hers. Huma and Weiner earn approximately the same salaries, a bit over $150,000 apiece. One of the reasons Weiner held out is because he really needed the money. He is a professional politician who lacks a law degree, a business of his own or any useful experience that would allow him to make a living with his nose out of the government trough.

From what I've been told, the Clintons told Weiner that they would use their connections to help him land some kind of lucrative employment, and that was the leverage Huma needed to demand that he quit.

Here's another interesting bit. As I mentioned, Huma has been a protege' of the Clintons for some time, and she's being groomed for bigger things. She has a lot of sympathy going for her in Weiner's home district as the wronged wife, and I have it from a very reliable Little Birdie that there's serious consideration afoot to have her run for Weiner's now vacant seat...with the Clinton's help and endorsement.

Huma Abedin is an interesting figure. One little known fact about her is her family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood..."

Read the rest of the article at Joushuapundit here.

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