After weeks of resisting calls for his resignation, New York Representative Anthony Weiner has finally resigned. It is a very sad day for his supporters. The Senator was a very popular and effective representive for his constituancies. The debate is going on over whether he has done the right thing. Anthony Weiner fought hard to keep his job, but the damage has already been done. As the Bambara of Mali say, “A drowning man will clutch at a straw.”