Plausible Denial

"I can't say for certain it hadda be
A shot of my private anatomy,
As it's not ev'ryday
I confront in this way
A depiction of this or of that o' me."

If, as was recently the case for Rep. Anthony Weiner (Dem., NY), you should find that a photo of a male member (perhaps of the House of Representatives, perhaps not) had issued forth from your Twitter account and caromed around the internet and the mainstream media, the only logical response is a sincere profession of ignorance. After all, no-one can say from the evidence whether the man behind the photo is standing for Congress; and of course, all men are endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to a presumption of innocence.

Tax Revolt in the House

"Disappointment," said Congressman Weiner,
"Among Democrats couldn't be keener;
This tax compromise
Gives a plummier prize
To those for whom pastures are greener."    



President Barack Obama faced a potential revolt by the Democratic members of the House of Representatives, after his tax cut compromise with Congressional Republicans handed what many considered to be outsized rewards to the wealthy; in particular, the lowering of the estate tax rate to 35% was galling to members such as Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY).