Anthony Weiner Leave Of Absence Granted By Congress

Weiner's office put out a statement confirming those reports and announcing that he had requested a "short leave of absence from the House of Representa­tives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well."

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Weiner really doesn't get it.  And if Congress believes two weeks in rehab is going to cure Weiner, Congress doesn't get it either.  Rehab is typically anywhere from 30 to 90 days, and the real work begins when you're back at home and work, with all of the stressors, and learning how to avoid the lifelong self-destr­uctive behaviors that have been getting you through the day for years.

Imagine an alcoholic requesting "a short leave of absence so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make yourself well".  Nothing about this is going to be "short".  

Rehab's success rate is low to begin with (3 percent).  Forced rehab, which this seems to be, doesn't work at all.  

What seems to drive Weiner to compulsive destructiv­e behavior (narcissis­tic personalit­y disorder) is very difficult to treat in psychother­apy.  The very nature of the disorder, grandiosit­y of self, doesn't lend itself to treatment.

Weiner's looking more and more like Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James, and his manipulati­ve attempt to get past media attention and get her back by going into rehab (he lasted one week).  And Congress is looking more and more like the corrupt and ineffectua­l (for the People) know-nothi­ngs they've always been, trying to kick the can down the road until it blows up and takes a whole lot of innocents.

I'm afraid this is a stall, a punt, to try to save his job, and not for the good of his constituen­ts or the issues he champions.

If Weiner were sincere, he'd quit Congress, no strings (it's next to impossible to deal with this kind of problem working in a job like that), and then see where he is.
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