Defiant Weiner Stands Firm

"Politico" reports:

Rep. Anthony Weiner is insisting that he won’t resign, even as a handful of Republican colleagues call for him to step down, while Democrats steer clear of offering him support and eye a candidate to make a possible run for his seat.

Caught by a news crew outside his Queens office on Tuesday night, the New York Democrat said he wouldn’t yield to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s (R-Va.) call for him to quit.

“He’s entitled to his viewpoint,” Weiner said. Prompted again, he added, “I’m not resigning, no.”

Meanwhile, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who says he’s a friend of Weiner’s, joined the growing group of GOPers asking Weiner to resign.

“I don’t see any option but to step down,” Chaffetz said Tuesday night on CNN. “But there comes a point where you just have to say, I’m sorry, but there is also some consequence to this.”