Roundup: ‘First they came for daycare…’

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Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) leaves his office in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill June 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. Weiner declined to comment further this morning on the recent incident involving his Twitter account and a photograph that was sent from that account. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Covering Weiner: Is he the victim of sexism? [Susan Milligan / US News]

Weiner’s Answers: Didn’t send the photo; it may be him in the photo. [CBS]

Without Weiner: It’s “hardly a foregone conclusion that Democrats will be a lock to hold onto the seat.” [Josh Kraushaar / Atlantic]

Covering Weiner: Good copy-editing on NY Post’s front page. [Tom McGeveran / Caital New York]

Covering Weiner: Tells journos he’s done answering questions. [CBS]

Weiner’s Wrongdoing: “distatesful perhaps, but not illegal.” [John Romano / Youtube]

Advice: “until Weiner answers whether it’s his shorts in the picture (even if the answer is yes), this story is likely to stay in the news.” [Jena McGregor / Washington Post]

2013: “He may very well survive this as a congressman.  But his dreams of being mayor are all but over,” says GOP consultant. [Bill O’Reilly / BlackberryAlarmclock]

Longevity: “You get the sense Republicans would love to keep this one going for as long as they can.” [Laura Conaway / Maddow Blog]

Credibility: “total sketchball.” [Max Read / Gawker]

Deniability: Kathy Lee Giffords couldn’t identify herself, in a similar photo. [ideviate.org]

Hacking: Clinton says FBI and State Department probing Gmail hack that may have originated in China. [AP]

Jeff Klein: “I want to know how that product, a Mike’s Hard Lemonade, is different than a Four Loko.”  [NYSenate / Youtube]

Public Service: Eric Kuo volunteers to help. [Twitter]

Tax Cap: “far from certain.” [Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight]

Independent Democrats: What’s the point of the IDC, if they’re not causing trouble? [Jimmy Vielkind / Capital New York]

Powerful Analogies: “First they came for day care, but I did not speak up because I had enough money to hire a nanny,” says Brad Lander. [Celeste Katz / NY Daily News]

Speeches: After long rant, Diaz is told “you’re comments are not germane; you’re out of order.” Diaz responds, “You want to play that game?” [NY Senate / YouTube]

Wall Street: Manhattan DA subpoenas Goldman Sachs. [Reuters]

Wall Street: Has to prove “criminal intent,” not just wrongdoing. [Melissa Grace and Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News]

Pics: Bloomberg and Clinton at C40. [Edward Reed / Flickr]

And start reading Haberblog.

Roundup: ‘First they came for daycare…’