Anthony Weiner Seeks Treatment, Requests Leave Of Absence As Top Democrats Call For Resignation

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.  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".  

He'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).

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.  

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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