When the first scandal hit, I just thought Weiner was a grandiose, narcissistic, entitled creep. Now it is clear he must be mentally ill as well. That he has no respect for women, including his own wife, is also clear.
| She has no respect for herself, why should he? |
Yet when he confessed his newest transgressions to his wife last fall, what did she do? She joined him for yet another interview, this time for the New York Times. Abedin agreed that her husband should run for mayor of New York. She knew full well that the old stories would be rehashed and, in all probability, the new ones would come out. So why did she do it?
| Like I was just saying... |
So why has Abedin done this? Some have suggested that her Muslim background and growing up in Saudi Arabia have skewed her views of how women should be treated. But she's been away from that for too long.
| Thus demonstrating that the writer is talking through his hat... |
Perhaps Weiner has changed Abedin's view of what is moral and ethical behavior. Or could it be that she's afraid of him? But neither of these fits her actions past and present. The only possibly reason I can guess for Abedin's embrace of her husband is that she wants the power as much as he does.
| Ta-dah! We have a winner! |
As Clinton's assistant, she has seen the limos, the planes, the salutes and the flags, and that is the life she aspires to. She thought she had it when she married the wildly ambitious, though widely disliked, congressman. She saw the Clintons get away with infidelity, and she fooled herself into thinking she and Weiner could also ride this one out.
| And perhaps she saw Tony as a morally weak man she could control for the sake of the folks back home... |
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