>> How did weinergate become a media circus

Really? You have to ask?

Take one feisty politician named "Weiner" with an affinity for showing his, ah-- weener, dangle a few salacious nekkid pictures, toss in some breathless women-- one of them a boner-fide porno star-- and Voila!, faster than you can say "Vienna Sausages", you have the perfect recipe for a good case of Weiner-Envy. Considering the speed at which it was blown, out of proportion, you'd think it was laced with Viagra. And then there was Weiner himself, right in the middle, giving everybody a terrific snow job. And then, in the one hand, with all the calls for his resignation and in the other, his insistence upon sticking it out-- for awhile there you didn't know if he was coming or going. Sure the whole thing was over-inflated and it certainly had it's ups and downs, but you gotta admit a great time was had by all-- well, nearly all. Except for ole' Anthony himself, ain't nobody gonna respect him or his weener in the morning.

Would you shake this guy's hand?

Careful! You don't know where it's been...