Sex scandal beseiged former Congressman Anthony Weiner is now available in costume form. New York City’s Halloween superstore Ricky’s is selling a Weinergate-themed custome replete with rubber mask and boxer shorts with exposed ‘balls’ drooping out of them.

In tabloid newspapers, they call those big, huge headlines “the wood,” but we’ll avoid that for right now. The New York Post was oddly subdued yet perfectly clever in today’s front page headline on the resignation of Rep. Anthony Weiner: WEINER’S RISE AND FALL. The sub-headline, in case you need more puns: “sexting ‘member’ quits [...]

The NY Times is reporting via Twitter that Rep. Anthony Weiner has told friends he is planning on stepping down from Congress. If true, this marks perhaps the final chapter of Weiner’s political career – a career that has been severely tarnished in the so-called “Weinergate” scandal that began Memorial Day weekend after he accidentally Tweeted a lewd image he had meant to send as a Direct Message to a Twitter follower. Weiner made matters worse by lying to his constituents and the press in a bald-faced and indignant manner.Update: NBC’s Chuck Todd just confirmed Weiner’s plans.

With Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s wife,Huma Abedin, back in the U.S. from an overseas trip with boss Hillary Clinton–and amid calls from key Democrats, including President Barack Obama to resign–the congressman’s future may be determined within days. NBC’s Luke Russert, on TODAY, said any effort to return to Congress by Weiner would find him surrounded by frustrated and furious fellow Democrats, one of whom said Weiner would be “a man without a country.”

Speculation is starting to rise that Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) will soon succumb to intense pressure to step down from his congressional seat as a result of his recent sexting scandal. The most recent public official that is ostensibly calling for his resignation is President Obama, who told NBC’s Ann Curry that if it were him, he would resign. This follows similar comments made last week by Nancy Pelosi and DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz.

President Obama‘s revealing interview on NBC’s TODAY covered plenty of ground, from the scandal surrounding Rep. Anthony Weiner to the economy, his family, and the president’s own feelings about his time in office. “I’m sure there are days where I say that one term is enough,’’ Obama said. “What keeps me going is a belief that the work that we started in 2009 is not yet complete.’’ The president told TODAY co-host Ann Curry that if, for some reason, he should decide not to seek a second term, his wife and daughters would not be disappointed.

An intrepid NY Post reporter recently caught up with embattled congressional member Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and asked if he was still planning on remaining in office after numerous calls for his resignation have recently emerged. A still-contrite but steady Weiner reaffirmed his intentions to stay in office until the end of his term. When asked about recent reports of his wife’s pregnancy, Weiner declined to offer any comment.

The New York Post‘s Cindy Adams quotes New York mayor Michael Bloomberg explaining why nobody’s come forward to defend–or even support–Rep. Anthony Weiner. “Like Spitzer, he had no friends,” Adams quotes Bloomberg, who hosted a “Made in New York” party at Gracie Mansion. Bloomberg said Weiner should’ve “owned up right away” to his history of sexting and using social media to flirt–and more–with young women.

Rep. Anthony Weiner admitted yesterday that he had engaged only in inappropriate virtual relationships with a half dozen women, and never had physical relationships with any of them. This caught the attention of Stephen Colbert, who last night used this embarrassing chapter in Weiner’s life to exemplify the stark difference in values between Democrats and Republicans. In Colbert’s judgment, at least the GOP members caught in these sorts of scandal were trying to “hit that” and not solely engage in online chats as Weiner claimed. Different values.

Well here is something that you don’t see everyday.

Internet provocateur Andrew Breitbart has just published what can best be described as an iconic image of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY). The image depicts a shirtless, hairless and notably toned individual that bears a striking resemblance to the individual that has been at the center of the Weinergate controversy for the past 10 days or so.

After seeming very reluctant to cover the strange story involving Twitter, a lewd picture and Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) – heretofore known as “Weinergate” — the mainstream media now seems to be embracing the story with open arms, just five days since the story broke Friday night. For evidence of that idea I present the following clip from TODAY, in which Luke Russert introduces the story as producers show the actual picture that, to our knowledge, had thus far only been shown on late night programming like The Daily Show.

Andrew Breitbart appeared on CNN this afternoon to discuss the strange weekend story that has come to be known as “Weinergate.” What has followed the initial report has been a series of sloppy reports and outlandish speculation, with very few accepted facts. During this appearance on CNN, Breitbart clarified his position, and also suggested that there may be more evidence of inappropriate online behavior between Weiner and several young women.

Who needs Jon Stewart for ironically detached and comedic commentary on political absurdities? With The Daily Show on break, Rep. Anthony Weiner (a former summer house share buddy of the Comedy Central fake newsman) took to the House floor and fearlessly ripped the House GOP for their vote to defund NPR. And who did Weiner choose to play the victims? None other than Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers the hosts of NPR’s weekend show Car Talk.

Less than a week after a contentious appearance on America Live with Megyn Kelly, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) gave Fox News another shot last night with an appearance on Hannity to discuss the potential Bush tax cut extension and tax philosophy in general. And while the overall conversation went better than this, the two men certainly had their share of differences (of course).

Ever since Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s eruption on the House floor over the failed 9/11 first responder aid bill, he and fellow New Yorker Rep. Peter King have been making the cable news rounds (sometimes together) and battling over why it failed.

Today on Morning Joe, Rep. Weiner and Joe Scarborough battled over the issue.

Last week the House of Representatives defeated a bill that aimed to provide over $7 billion in aid to first responders of the attacks on 9/11 who have been negatively effected by toxins in the air. Rep. Anthony Weiner‘s fiery speech on the House floor over the bill received a lot of attention for the rare emotion he displayed. Last night, Jon Stewart discussed Weiner’s speech, and broke down the reasons behind it in a new segment called “I Give Up.”

Betsy McCaughey (the former Lt. Gov. of New York and “Death Panel” term originator) debated Rep. Anthony Weiner about health care last night in New York City, and they went for an encore performance today on MSNBC’s Morning Meeting.

But one thing they didn’t factor in – host Dylan Ratigan. Weiner was left in the dust while Ratigan and McCaughey went at it for more than 12 minutes.