"Weiner’s wife is no ordinary political wife. Abedin’s parents were both academics from India and Pakistan. A practicing Muslim born in Michigan, Abedin moved to Saudi Arabia as a young girl, and returned to the U.S. to attend college at George Washington University.

During a White House internship in 1996, Abedin was mistakenly assigned to the first lady’s office when she had requested to be in the press office. She has been a close aide to Hillary Clinton ever since. From traveling chief of staff to deputy chief of staff, to her current senior aide position in Clinton’s State Department, Abedin is never far from the Secretary of State, and is often dubbed as “Hillary’s shadow” and “secret weapon.” Last year former President Bill Clinton, who refers to Abedin as a daughter, officiated her wedding to Weiner in Long Island.

Now that she is the victim of the congressman’s indiscretion, the Democrats are furious at this guy. [Weiner] is married to one of the most popular people in the Democratic Party.