Pelosi To Dems: Weiner Has to Go

Talking Points Memo reports:

Emerging from her first meeting with the Democratic caucus since calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner's (D-NY) resignation, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told reporters that she used the gathering to explain her decision to cut him off.

"Because we have been on break this past weekend, Members have been in their districts. ... I wanted to be sure that they knew why I came to the conclusion that with the love of his family, the confidence of his constituents, and the need for help, that Congressman Weiner should resign from the Congress," Pelosi said. "I'm never prouder of my colleagues than in times of challenge like this, that our caucus understands our concern for the rights of the individual member but our higher responsibility to our country to uphold a high ethical standard in the Congress of the United States."