Yup, Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY), noted D.C. parking scofflaw, admitted that he tweeted out a picture of his junk this afternoon. From our wonderful friends up in New York, who are battling through their own brand of Sulaimania this afternoon:

“To be clear,” he said, “the picture was of me and I sent it.” Weiner says that that conversations that he has had online were “a very dumb thing to do. And it was a destructive thing to do. But it wasn’t any part of a plan to hurt my life. Or to be deceitful to [the public]. It wasn’t part of a plan… But if you are looking for some sort of deep explanation for it I don’t have one for you.”

“I love my wife very much,” he said. “We have been through a lot and we will weather this. I love her very much and she loves me.” Weiner was married to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “body woman” Huma Abedin last July. She apparently had known about some of these relationships for some time, though she didn’t know that he sent the infamous Tweet in question until this morning.

While wiping his tears, after his statement, Weiner said he would take questions from the press. He does not believe he used any government resources. “I was embarrassed, I was humiliated, I was trying to protect myself and my wife from shame.”

We’re a little preoccupied down here with our own political turmoil, so for those of you who care more about national politics and local politics, by all means, check out Gothamist’s Weinergate coverage.