Weenergate-Cutting to the Chase

At this point, I am going to make a conclusion on this Anthony Weiner situation. Yes, more could (and probably will) come out in the days ahead. Yes, he hasn't been tried in a court of law. (He won't be because I don't see any crime yet.) Since no one is accusing him  of a crime, we don't have to worry about "beyond reasonable doubt". Therefore, I am going to stick my neck out and say...................

the guy is guilty as Hell. Yes, the picture is of him, and yes, he sent it via Twitter.

He may have thought he was sending it to just one person. He may have had reason to think the picture would be welcomed by a particular person. Apparently, he clicked the wrong button or whatever tweeters do and he sent it to everybody on his list.

But how do you know this, Fousesquawk?   

First of all, the only thing you need to do is watch his "answers" to reporters' questions. He is evasive, where an innocent hacking victim would be clear.

"That's not me in that picture. I didn't send it. Someone hacked into my account." Period, end of discussion, punto final."

Use your common sense. If you have ever taken a picture of yourself or posed for such a picture, you know. And if you have not, you know that is not you. Ask me if that is me in that picture and you will get a clear "no".  Ask Weiner and you get the run-around with talk of "manipulation" etc. Or you get an answer that he needs to not be distracted by these questions and get back to his job, etc. etc. That is not the reaction of an innocent man.

Secondly, especially as a man in his position as a sitting congressman, he would have immediately reported it to the FBI, Capitol Police or whoever is responsible for investigating these matters. Hacking into a congressman, senator or any other politican is a potentially serious matter. Yet Weiner doesn't want to report it and launch an investigation by the responsible agencies. Why not?

I'll tell you why not. First of all, it would be quickly determined whether he was hacked and they would be able to at least pin-point it to someone's IP address.

Secondly, to file a false report would be a crime in itself. He doesn't want to go there.

That's why Weiner never reported it to the cops even though he finds himself in a personal,  professional and political crisis that could end his career-to say nothing of his marriage. So now, he carefully prefers to call it a "prank". So now this tax and spend liberal wants to save the taxpayers the cost of an investigation. That is laughable.

Instead, he says he has hired his own security firm (not identified) to "look into the matter." Hopefully, it is not that outfit run by Anthony Pellicano-or is he still in jail?

What Weiner is doing is trying to hide from the issue hoping that as a Democrat, it will eventually go away without him having to resign in disgrace as his colleague Chris Lee did. Yet, each day, he digs himself deeper and deeper making his situation worse and worse.

So there is my conclusion. If I am wrong, I am wrong. I'll put my odds above those of that writer called Patience John at Daily Kos, who has accused specific persons of doing the hacking. I say Weiner is guilty, not of a crime, but of sending an intimate picture of himself.

Elementary, my dear Watson.