Anthony Weiner Resigns

Shows you where bad judgment will take you!

What is mystifying to me is the standard used to justify throwing Weiner to the wolves. Congress-critters of both parties have done far, far worse, yet remained members in good standing. Three things come to mind:

• His family couldn't endure the turmoil;
• There may be worse news out there that has yet to be revealed (like this Ginger Lee lie-request thing?), or;
• Weiner got caught in a power struggle (with Debbie Wasserman Schultz?) and didn't have the resources to tough it out.

I lean towards the third explanation. It looks like his colleagues couldn't run away from him fast enough. Last month, he was the party's supernova. Today, he is a cinder.

Sometimes you need the help of friends to get you through the day, and Weiner may not have even had a dog to rely on. He still has a future in politics, if he wants it, but he needs to engage in some bridge-building first.