Representative Weiner has announced that he will resign today after mounting pressure from his political party members in Washington.

A special election will be called by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to fill the vacancy caused by Weiner’s laborious resignation.

However, as Yogi Berra used to say, “It’s never over ’till it’s over,” and this may be the case with Weiner. Insiders have stated that he isn’t abandoning his political career, merely taking some time off to regain his focus, repair his marriage and family fractures, and then determine how to pursue further public service.

What a relief, for a few minutes I was afraid he wouldn’t attempt another personal showing.

Representative Anthony Weiner finally came clean and admitted sending lewd Twitter picture of himself. After days of insisting the entire ordeal was a technological related issue involving someone who hacked into his account, he decided to tell the real story, the truthful one. But there’s more to this story than his tearful admission of guilt and shame, on the TV talk show The View Barbara Walters actually attempted to defend his actions. What could she be thinking? The man consciously acted irresponsibly and he got caught, so why would Walters even give the issue any air time?

Possibly a more poignant question might be to ask what happens to so many elected officials that are entrusted to guide the country when they can’t seem to sustain the capacity to steer their own human vessel. How can we, their constituents, really trust them or have full confidence in their capacity to represent us as promised during their election campaigns. If they have time to ponder and implement such irresponsible actions then they shouldn’t be allowed to remain on the payroll that’s supplied by the taxpayers. And this man says he intends to continue pursuing the governorship of this state. That alone is confounding, but even more disturbing is the fact that some people will vote for him.

All politicians need to take this was wake up call and intensely review their own actions to ensure they don’t make any stupid, regrettable decisions such as this one. And The View also needs to reevaluate their all too often mindless babble in support of in appropriate behavior by those in positions of trust and responsibility.

Taking something that isn’t doing particularly well and doubling it isn’t smart, but that’s what the designers at Smart car have done–the Smart Fortwo. This is a car that seems to have the greatest appeal to people who have come to grips with having definitive limits; limited interior space and limited power are standard.

However, for those who have made the leap into a world of limitations, the Smart Fortwo offers what they call “micro-luxury” and most likely because the car is only 8.8 feet long. Those who drive one insist that it’s the micro features that appeal to them and they routinely insist that they particularly enjoy parking it. That’s good news since driving it won’t offer much of a thrill with only one engine currently available–a one liter, three cylinder, 70 horsepower screamer. The transmission is called an automated manual type which means it shifts, but grudgingly slow, especially when going uphill or during forced acceleration.

At barely over 1,800 pounds the Smart Fortwo does have some positive features such as multiple air bags and a knee bolster, a typical price tag of $16,000, and 32 city/41 highway mileage averages. The bad and somewhat disappointing news is that it only runs on premium gasoline.

I suppose if you can get comfortable in a golf cart then the Smart Fortwo might be worth a look, but expect to see the undersides of most nearby vehicles and a perpetual stream of curious looks for people who are wondering how you manage to get in and out of it without some sort of built-in lift device.