Reality Check: Weiner Finally Realizes He Has to Resign

This is probably step one in his psychological treatment. Admit you're an embarrassment to yourself, your wife, the Congress, your constituents and humanity. In whatever order you prefer.

Just leave.

As a cache of embarrassing new photos appeared Sunday, Rep. Anthony Weiner finally began considering the possibility that he may have to resign.

A source close to the congressman told the Daily News that Weiner had been adamant about keeping his seat - even as the Democratic leadership urged him to quit amid daily new revelations of reckless sexting.

But the unrelenting media coverage, the demands he step down from his party's leadership, and the appearance of more humiliating photos made Weiner realize he may not be able to bull through the crisis after all, the source said.

He's a very slow learner, apparently.

The last two weeks have taken a toll on the congressman, who isn't sleeping and spends hours pacing his apartment, friends said.

Must just be dying to whip out that Blackberry, among other things, and get back to his hard work.