According to breaking reports, New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is the subject of a federal investigation after being caught on a wiretap arranging to transport a woman between states for the purpose of prostitution.
It's a little early to know what to make of these reports, but if they are true, you just have to marvel.
Spitzer, lest anyone forget (and they surely won't after today) was the crusading New York prosecutor who left no stones unturned tracking down suspected malfeasance, whether it be Wall Street wrongdoing or questionable contracts by a local school board. His resume includes the arrests of persons connected with at least two prostitution rings.
So Spitzer, of all people, knew the risks involved in illicit liasions. If he indeed was linked to a prostitution ring, it constitutes breathtaking recklessness on a par with Bill Clinton's White House dalliance.
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Vitter still answers Senate roll calls-does his voice seem high?
You make me want to check out C-SPAN now to be sure.
With Trent Lott and Larry Craig leaving the Senate, there may be a vacancy on the Singing Senators barbershop quartet for a soprano.
Important historical note, John Ashcroft always sang tenor.
DR,
The only thing about Vitter I remember is his wife's famous "going Lorene Bobbitt" on him if he did the things Bill Clinton did. What do they say about payback? I would guess David still has his junk intact.
Personal peccadilloes in public life are embarrassing and common
The problem that makes an Eliot Spitzer, Paul Morrison, Rudy Giuliani, or Bill Clinton stand out in this already sticky situation, more than say a Sen. David Vitter, is the role they each once played as high profile crime busters while serving as state Attorneys General and public prosecutors.
The fall from grace is the same distance but the landing tends to be harder to walk away from.
Babs, Babs,
Don't you realize Spitzer's behavior will enhance his reputation with Dems?!! Look what it did for the Slickmeister. I wouln't be surprise if HRC and BO were not on the phone to him alreasy to offer up the Veep Slot!