politics and prostitutes.
Okay, so (now former) Gov. Eliot Spitzer likes prostitutes. No big surprise, really. I mean, look at him!
It is comforting, in a strange way, to know that Democratic pols are just as susceptible to flaming moral hypocrisy as Republicans. Nobody likes monopolies. Spitzer led a force breaking up NY's prostitution rings in his term as Attorney General. He really should have known better. At the very least, such extensive experience with prostitution should have taught him how to cover his tracks better.
I don't live in New York, so I don't have the same personal investment in Spitz' career as others. It is deeply disappointing to see a pol who so strongly supported womens' rights to have stooped to this; hypocrisy in the same vein as the Repubs who preach on and on about family values and still get busted with gay junkie hookers, or other such things (see: Vitter, David and Craig, Larry.)
I do have to give Spitz credit for one thing: his hasty resignation. Really, this whole kerfuffle has unraveled within the public eye within about 96 hours. He knew he was screwed for screwing, and just threw in the towel. Meanwhile, David Vitter (R-LA) is still free to blather on about abstinence-only education in the Senate despite being caught on the D.C. Madam's frequent-flyer list and thorougly embarrassing his party, who really really wants him to resign.
Spitz decided not to hang around as a big stinking embarassment to the establishment. And thank Ceiling Cat for that. The quicker he gets the hell out of the presslight, the less of a liability he is for Democrats nationwide.
It is comforting, in a strange way, to know that Democratic pols are just as susceptible to flaming moral hypocrisy as Republicans. Nobody likes monopolies. Spitzer led a force breaking up NY's prostitution rings in his term as Attorney General. He really should have known better. At the very least, such extensive experience with prostitution should have taught him how to cover his tracks better.
I don't live in New York, so I don't have the same personal investment in Spitz' career as others. It is deeply disappointing to see a pol who so strongly supported womens' rights to have stooped to this; hypocrisy in the same vein as the Repubs who preach on and on about family values and still get busted with gay junkie hookers, or other such things (see: Vitter, David and Craig, Larry.)
I do have to give Spitz credit for one thing: his hasty resignation. Really, this whole kerfuffle has unraveled within the public eye within about 96 hours. He knew he was screwed for screwing, and just threw in the towel. Meanwhile, David Vitter (R-LA) is still free to blather on about abstinence-only education in the Senate despite being caught on the D.C. Madam's frequent-flyer list and thorougly embarrassing his party, who really really wants him to resign.
Spitz decided not to hang around as a big stinking embarassment to the establishment. And thank Ceiling Cat for that. The quicker he gets the hell out of the presslight, the less of a liability he is for Democrats nationwide.