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Anthony Weiner will soon be gone. Next week will be one of the ugliest weeks in the history of the House of Representatives as Weiner sees, face to face, what his colleagues think of him. Like many characters in Mafia movies, Weiner will "do the right thing.” One liar will be gone, while many other liars will remain, disproving Mom’s words that crime does not pay. In truth, very often, it does.

There are various reasons for the national obsession with Anthony Weiner. One of them is this: There are many Anthony Weiners in American public life, American business and American media, who treat lying as an art form and way of life. There is an epidemic of lying in the upper strata of American life.

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