Spitzer will go. He both should resign and will resign. Fundamentally, no one loves a hypocrite. Both as Attorney General and as Governor he aggressively marketed himself as a totally upright (holier than thou!) fine man who would protect us from society's degenerate elements, such as prostitution rings (he zealously prosecuted these), gambling and Wall Street shenanigans. He has now been revealed as a full blown hypocrite. Everyone from the Village idiot to me to William F. Buckley, Albert Einstein et al, can can smell a hypocrite a mile away. And no one loves a hypocrite.
This however has almost nothing to do with why he WILL resign or why he should.
He will resign because he was already deeply unpopular among his fellow democrats in New York for his ham-handed imperious style and his my-way or the highway attitude. Unlike Republicans (see Congressional, Republicans), democrats really don't like when an autocrat tells them what to do. His natural friends aren't being real friendly right now. There are myriad other reasons. Here is one article detailing just how lousy a fellow Spitzer is.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03112008/news/columnists/bully_gets_his_comeuppance_101383.htm
To give you a flavor of his standing in New York these days, democratic House Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Spitzer ally (if he had any) said, "The allegations against the governor are before the public. I have nothing to add at this time."
When your friends pull out the long knives and ask you to turn around, you know things aren't going real well....
An incredibly sharp friend in the PR biz told me yesterday he would resign by the end of the week. My friend is right. My guess is that he resigns Thursday. He COULD try and stay, but the democrats might well impeach his sorry ass. Goodbye Elliot. You won't be missed.
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no way he can stay in office, resignation is inevitable. Just an unbelievable story. But I guess it shows that dems can be hypocrites too.
Ann Coulter and Pat Richardson for governor! ;0) Sorry, couldn't resist.
From what I've read, this could be good for NY. Spitzer's replacement, Patterson, seems well liked and respected, including by the republicans that despised Spitzer. He'll be in office until 2010, a decent amount of time in which to get some work done.
As a dad, I feel bad for his 3 teenage daughters. It must be real hard on them.
What I think is missed in this story is that it is more than a sex case. Spitzer didn't just get laid. Heck, he didn't even just hire a prostitute. He arranged for transportation of a prostitute across state lines, and engaged in financial shenanigans to cover up his participation (I believe I read the offense is known as "structuring"), federal offenses. He's no simple john. I don't see him going to jail, he may not even be prosecuted, but it's still pretty serious. It's mind boggling that he could be involved in this, given his political and professional history. So much for his presidential aspirations.
What did the lady do for/to him to justify a $4,000 fee for 3 hours of work, whip him, swing from the curtains, cut off chickens heads??
Are the Spitzers so rich that his wife didnt notice $4,000 taken from bank account, maybe he has too much money?
Ann Coulter for Governor of New York. yesssssssssssss
actually, last thing they want to do is send more money. the money transfer is what got Spitzer caught!
they need to find good old fashioned mistresses, set them up in apartments, cars, can't get in trouble for that (unless the wife finds out)
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