New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, the New York Times reported on its Web site. The newspaper, citing a source, reported he was wiretapped arranging to meet a prostitute at a Washington D.C. hotel last month.
“I failed to live up to the standards I set up for myself. Now I stand to regain the trust of my family,” Spitzer told a packed room of reporters. He said nothing about possibly resigning.
What do you think is next for the New York governor?
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Does anyone have any idea how many husbands live in sexless marriages. Does anyone know how many wives beg their husbands not to divorce them for the sake of the kids but give them the okay to get their sex somewhere else. Maybe this is the case. Maybe he wanted out of his marriage long ago and he stayed to take care of the wife and kids out of obligation and did the prostitute thing hoping it would be kept secret out of respect for his wife. No one knows the facts here except that he did break the law.
- Posted by DianneMr. Spitzer should not resign!
- Posted by Hollier ThanThouThe Puritans and Republicans can pound sand as far as I am concerned.
Stay out of the pants you hippocrits!
Let politicians be human.
Let’s not place them on pedastals.
They are not saints.
His crime is against his wife only. She is free to seek a divorce if she chooses.
His whole career has been about taking on the big guys for benefit of the little guys.
Mr. Spitzer,
It’s about time some one fought this sort of smear campaign head-on. Stay in office. You have my vote and I am sure a lot of other humans out there.
Next project, by the way, should be to get rid of Dubya’s ability to illegally tap phones.
Spitzer did something very stupid. Anyone who exhibits holier than thou attitude needs to avoid any appearance of unlawful activity. I
- Posted by Lukespackdon’t think having sex with a prostitute is really the public’s business. It is just the fact he was so clean in the public’s eye before becoming client # 9. Things done in private by consenting adults should be left private.
The age of the computer leaves very little privacy for anyone. Just routine computer checking leaves our private lives open to the state. I say hang in there Eliot and become more sensitive to others. You can still do good things as governor.
What I do not understand is if he used public funds for his liasons. If the answer is “Yes” then he should be ousted. if he used his personal money then I am not so sure. Seems like the GOP has nothing better to go after democrats than getting a little Strange. Meanwhile the GOP funnels all taxpayer money into the war machine and ultimately, GOP pockets. thats much more palatible than getting a little nookey on the side, isn’t it?
- Posted by Gregg