My poor husband has often been subjected to my neurotic questioning on many things that he does or says. And, as he likes to remind me, he'd love it if I could impose a 5 year statute of limitations on my memory for all things bad that I've accused him of ever doing or thinking. Sadly, my brain doesn't or won't operate that way. I tend to remember every vivid, lurid detail and I then it's been my practice to take those details and morph them into quite elaborate conspiracy theories. 

For example, on the odd day that my other half logs into his Facebook account and approves someone as a friend, my eyes and ears perk up and I immediately launch into interrogation mode as to who this person is, when did they meet, what is their connection, etc. If the friend happens to be a female, then the interrogation gets a bit more "animated"--he might like to call it "hostile." But, and this is a qualified but, he knows that eventually, the cross-examination will end because I'll get sleepy or hungry or otherwise distracted by something like a mega sale at Bloomies.

The recent scandal involving Representative Anthony Weiner has gotten me thinking about these issues. This isn't because I have any fear that my other half is posting sexually charged photos of his lower appendages, but because somehow, the kind of friends that one has may influence one's public image. In fact, the Twitter friends that Rep. Weiner has just might be his downfall. Apparently, Weiner follows 198 Tweeters, most of whom are of the really attractive female persuasion and ostensibly have nothing to do with his position. So, does it matter who one befriends online? Do the kind of friends one has on his online pages influence one's reputation or opinion? Should it?

Somehow the plethora of Tweeting Lolitas that Rep. Weiner (I just can't get over the double entendre) has amassed is making people think twice about this upstanding politician (there I go again with the double meanings). When some of these women (like Puccaxpink) were approached about whether or not they have any relationship with the Rep, they've denied any contact. But that hasn't carried any weight in camp of public opinion. In fact, people are spreading all sorts of juicy gossip about the Rep now and I would suspect if the situation isn't extinguished soon by some public relations god, Weiner will be out of his cushy job.

Weiner's own explanation of the incident--specifically his posting of a racy picture on his Twitter Account intended for some lady love (see Exhibit A)--was that his account was "hacked."  Unfortunately, the little hotdog never reported the account as such and further, he has never denied his friendships with these buxom, bombshell-esque ladies and he has failed to explain why he only follows pretty little female Tweeters. First, if his account was truly compromised in anyway, the Twitter gurus could confirm that in a heartbeat and the case would be solved. Not so easy, though, when the only one compromised is Weiner himself and by his own doing. Second, his muteness on the issue of his selective choice in Twitter friends is a bit beguiling, to say the least. I'd like to give him some of my "hostile" interrogation to get to the bottom of all this. I'd bet there's a really salacious and naughty story there along with a guilty, squirmy politician with a tail between his legs trying to scurry off into the darkness--maybe to be with Puccaxpink! By the way, in case you were wondering, Weiner is married to former Hillary Clinton aide, Huma M. Abedin, and Bill Clinton officiated his wedding! I guess Bill may have also taught him a few things here and there....

So what's the lesson in all this? Apparently, nothing's sacred on the internet.