Park. "We spend more time worrying
about their personal indiscretions
(on both sides of the aisle) than we
do about their legislating.
"I'm certainly concerned when
politicians lie (as Rep. Weiner did),
but I also recognize that they lie
because of the fishbowl we have them
living in."
That fishbowl also has allowed
Weiner to be assertive about his
Judaism. In a recent profile on Weiner
in Moment magazine, he said, "We
weren't a very religious household,
but we had a very strong sense of
our Judaism!' He also said, "Support
for Israel was always a very big focus
in my household growing up." His
actions in Congress support his
hawkish pro-Israel stance.
Rabbi Miller said he hopes Weiner
gets help for his sexting problems.
"He will have to do teshuvah
(repentance), but the process should
be of a private nature!' said Miller,
who also is president of Access
Computer Technology, his father's
IT tech support and social media
marketing business that he took over
about a year ago.
"As a technology expert, I'd recom-
mend Rep. Weiner remember that the
Internet is a dangerous place when
it comes to one's reputation. The dif-
ference between a private message
and a public one can determine one's
professional future!'
As for the baffling question, what are
all of these politicians thinking? Some
psychologists point to narcissism, oth-
ers believe the behavior has to do with
attention seeking and risk taking.
"A lot of these people are addicted
to the adrenaline rush; they're adren-
aline junIdes," Orbuch said. "They
continually need that excitement and
challenge to drive them forward."
Weiner himself was at a loss to
explain why he sent those graphic
images to women, knowing full well he
could ruin his career and reputation.
"This was a very dumb thing to do;
it was a very hurtful thing to do:' he
told reporters. "If you're looking for
some kind of deep explanation for
this, I simply don't have one."
Despite the seemingly endless,
deepening cesspool of scandal and
the crowd of public figures willing
to go for a dip, Orbuch says she still
believes in the institution of mar-
riage.
"Do I think people are unable to be
monogamous? No:' she said. "I don't
think it's inevitable that these things
will happen. I don't think everybody
is just going to wake up one day and
go outside of their relationship."
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