After being under immense pressure, Eliot Spitzer has indeed resigned today.
You know what was his most important statement today? No, not the one all the mainstream news sites are quoting, about not letting his private failings interfere with the state's business. No--it was this:
"Over the course of my public life, I have insisted -- I believe correctly -- that people, regardless of their position or power, take responsibility for their conduct. I can and will ask no less of myself."