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Will Eliot Spitzer Resign?
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He is a democrat, of course.
March 10, 2008 - 22:04 ET by Warner Todd HustonHe is a democrat, of course. Democrats don't resign in the face of their crimes. They usually become ever more beloved by their base for their crimes. It's a mark of their party to stay despite lawlessness. Only Republicans expect their politicians to resign in the face of perfidy.
Fearless Forecast...
March 10, 2008 - 22:49 ET by neighbI actually predict that not only will he refuse to resign, he will be named the gasbag Hillary's running mate.
neighb
Hmmm
March 11, 2008 - 08:01 ET by allanfYou underestimate the bad will Spitzer has engendered among politicians of both parties in New York State. To get a picture of this bad will, read the editorial in today's Wall Street Journal.
As for the public, his unfavorable ratings are at 75%. If he wants to stay on, impeachment proceedings are likely.
I liked this line...
March 11, 2008 - 08:14 ET by sarcasmo"Where were the media before this? With a few exceptions, the media were happy to prosper from his leaks and even applaud, rather than temper, the manifestly abusive instincts of a public official."
Pity this one doesn't only apply to Elliot Spitzer these days... In fact, I have hopes this case might even take down other holier-than-thou officials.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Media
March 11, 2008 - 09:56 ET by allanfWith few exceptions (Wall Street Journal) the media were his cheerleaders. Time called him iconic. He was called Eliot Ness. As New York State Attorney General, he was beating up on "evil" corporate executives. It was a great morality play. The media is about telling a "story" not about truth.
As a result, many New York hedge funds relocated to Connecticut, outside of his jurisdiction. No one bothered to question why a New York prosecutor was assuming a role typically reserved for the Securities and Exchange Commission or Federal Prosecutors.
Spitzer was aggressive and merciless. The print edition of todays' Wall Street Journal reported: (it is missing from the online version).
Fred Dicker the informal dean of Albany political reporters, and a man well known for moderation, used the word "psychopath" when describing Spitzer on this mornings Today Show
Few New York voters took the time to peel back layers of the onion. Spitzer won the governorship with 69% of the vote. Fast forward to a year later. Spitzer's disapproval rating is now about 70% (before this scandal). He used the State Police to track a political enemy. He tried to push through driver's licenses for illegal aliens.
New Yorkers got the governor they deserved.
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Warner, here in Boston Mitt
March 11, 2008 - 14:53 ET by exLibWarner, here in Boston Mitt Romney was hated because he was married only once and still married to the same women and had the nerve to go out on the campaign trail and talk about it.
There are two socially liberal talk-show hosts who were dissing Mitt and saying they liked Rudy and/or McCain because they were more "real" because they had been married a couple times and had cheated on their wives.
Bi-partisan boots kicking him out
March 10, 2008 - 22:07 ET by PamHe had promise, but blew it early. He went after Bruno and that was a no-no to his democratic collegues in New York. This scandal, believe it or not, is an embarassment to them..I say he is bipartisanlly booted out!
Exactly Right
March 11, 2008 - 05:57 ET by Gat New YorkHe has been more of an embarrassment for state Democrats with his attacks on Bruno and his unilateral demand for drivers licenses for illegals. This was the icing on the cake. The GOP is doing it loudly while the dems are doing it quietly. But no one is telling him to stay.
He'll resign or be
March 10, 2008 - 22:08 ET by ThisnThatHe'll resign or be impeached. Either way, he's out. I give him less than 48 hours to make a deal with the Feds, then disappear.
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Eliot Spitzer has always been...
March 10, 2008 - 22:09 ET by PrairieSkyan arrogant egomaniac, and I think his first inclination would be to try to make a deal of some kind (if possible) concerning whatever charges may be brought against him, and stick it out. But he has made many enemies over the years, and I don't think that we are going to see droves of people lining up to support and defend him...That coupled with the fact that this is an election year, I think so much pressure is going to be brought to bear, he'll have to resign.
Did we all forget Spitzer's Illegal Aliens get Drivers Licenses?
March 10, 2008 - 22:16 ET by PopularTechThis scandal could not have happened to a better man.
Spitzer Policy Will Let Illegal Immigrants Get Driver's Licenses
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
PT,
March 10, 2008 - 22:22 ET by R D HelmLOL-No, but DLs for illegals is nowhere near as juicy as a good old prostitution scandal.
Theme for Election '08: I want my mommy!
re:PT...
March 10, 2008 - 22:26 ET by PrairieSkyTrue...And what a screaming success the "driver's licenses for illegals" idea was, huh?? That sure blew up in his face. Like you said-This couldn't have happened to a better man.
So....
March 10, 2008 - 22:57 ET by candanceFor the next two years, whenever we get annoyed at liberals can we just randomly say "Eliot Spitzer!" and expect it to be a clever point?
re:candance
March 10, 2008 - 23:00 ET by PrairieSkyLOL!! Works for me!!!
Why should he
March 10, 2008 - 22:59 ET by jdhawkWhy should he resign?
Firstly, he hasn't been charged with diddley.
Secondly, there is the usual fawning in the drive by media about what a "saint" the man is and the expected lack of identifying him as a dimocrat. In the days ahead, expect numerous articles about how common and ordinary seeing a prostitute is (a la a blow job isn't sex during the clintoon scandal).
Thirdly, he is being given the "above the law" treatment by the police and the courts. Dont' believe me? How many criminals get to tell their families what they have done, call a press conference to tell the public and then, "decide their future" before being charged with a crime that he clearly carried out if you read the "court papers" (even this document is being carefully identified as NOT being a criminal indictment).
Watch for this to be a career enhancer like it was for clintoon and his "partner" billary. Spitzer in '16!
Only William Jefferson
March 10, 2008 - 23:17 ET by middleconOnly William Jefferson (D-LA) can get away with being indicted and still staying in office. I don't see Spitzer has having the magic touch that Jefferson does.
Edited to say that Rick Renzi (R-AZ) just got indicted. He is staying in office but is not running for re-election.
»→ William Jefferson
March 11, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Cool ArrowBut Larry Craig (R) can plead guilty and stay in the Senate. That arrogant man should've stepped down rather than further embarrass his party.
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Ditto...Larry Craig...
March 11, 2008 - 12:39 ET by PrairieSkyThis idiot should have been gone months ago. I'm angry that the higher ups in the party didn't lean on him more and make his life so miserable that he would've been forced out. Craig is a disgrace to himself, his family, his state, his party, and the Senate.
Maybe you haven't noticed
March 11, 2008 - 23:38 ET by NL207Maybe you haven't noticed this, but the Craig affair is another of those curious sex scandals involving Republicans in which there was no actual sex. This is like Mark Foley. All he did was write dirty email to some 18 year old twink. He didn't even do that with the 17 year old.
Spitzer actually frequented this call girl service for quite some time.
Dems don't resign
March 10, 2008 - 23:30 ET by DelsaDems do not resign over private personal matters...
They go on to rake in big money as motivational speakers
And he is one of hillary's super delegates
He will vote for hillary in hopes of a future pardon
Resign?
March 10, 2008 - 23:27 ET by ChaitealoverWhy should a democrat resign when it was just sex. It's more likely he'd be re-elected.
Chai
“...Bury me on my face,” said Diogenes; and when he was asked why, he replied, “Because in a little while everything will be turned upside down.”
Should be a third
March 10, 2008 - 23:38 ET by drillanwrShould be a third selection up there:
The MSM will drop this story faster than it takes Spitzer to resign ...
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
Eliot Spitzer's bad day in DC.
March 11, 2008 - 00:08 ET by Ozonecharlieozonecharlie
Just saw Alan Dershowitz on CNN with AndersonCoop.
Alan thought he should just get charged with a misdemeanor.
Mr. Dershowitz couldn't understand what the big deal was.
Ozones Comment: "Okay!"
....after I digested the
March 11, 2008 - 00:16 ET by bigtimer....after I digested the great news about Dudley Doo-Right doing what he had to do today, floating his balloon and all before the primary news tomorrow...the first person that came to mind was Jeanine Pirro and her must being poppin' corks, the second was Hillary Clinton.
I am still smiling wide.!
Sometimes sticking a fork in it just doens't work, pulling it out and facing reality is another matter.
Time will tell.
Hypocrisy will show itself for all to see in the long run IMHO.
This is a tough one.
March 11, 2008 - 00:26 ET by fitzfongThis is a tough one. Ordinarily I would have expected him to resign in disgrace today. But the libs were floating the Larry Craig and David Vitter incidents as moral equivalency arguments...which suggests that his lust for power will overcome his sense of shame and decency. But he's the chief executive of Hillary Clinton's "home" State and has a much higher profile than do the two Senators. He's going to stick out like a sore thumb and make the Clinton campaign look even more sleazy...especially in light of his heavy-handed approach to prosecuting other prostitution rings. But the Clintons have plenty of disgraced and disgraceful human filth in their campaign cat house: Antonio Villaraigiosa, Terry McAuliffe, Schmuckie Schumer, Fast Eddie Rendell, Norman Hsu, etc., etc., etc., etc., etc....so there's probably room for one more. Let's put it this way, if he doesn't want to get clipped, he may want to avoid parks for a while.
I was kind of hoping Spitzer
March 11, 2008 - 01:13 ET by ahusserI was kind of hoping Spitzer and Michael Vick could get to know one another. But I doubt if ES will ever see the inside of a court room. He won't act hastily, unless there is a groundswell of indignation and/or those in those smoky back rooms want him gone, he's not going to resign.
NY set to get it's first black governor - David Paterson
March 11, 2008 - 01:19 ET by BritcomSource: Newsmax
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Communist vs. Statist '08
Q. Why is John McCain Lying about What Hospital he was Born in?
I said "yes."
March 11, 2008 - 02:26 ET by sarcasmoBut then, I also thought Vitter & Craig would be long-gone by now, so count me "easy to fool."
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
Spitzer will resign
March 11, 2008 - 07:26 ET by kwTwo reasosn why he resigns... 1. The Feds have some great stuff on tape or 2. The Clintons and the Obamas put major pressure on this dude to squash the bad press in this the "Year of the Democrat" By the way...I didn't know that Spitzer was a Democrat...I must have missed the NYT Headline stating "DEMOCRAT"...oh that's right, it was blatantly absent until you get to the fourth paragraph.
Schadenfreude Schadenfreude Schadenfreude Schadenfreude
March 11, 2008 - 07:44 ET by Shooter1002He won't resign until he can get something for his resignation. Some kind of immunity against prosecution if, for example, he informs on the prostitution ring. He's more than just a 'john' who was caught with his pants down. Who paid for his little stay at the Mayflower? The taxpayers no doubt. A bastard as arrogant as he is surely believes he's entitled to some 'relaxation' on the job.
Let's see where this goes, my guess is he resigns for immunity and then its 'Spitzer who?' . Unlike Scooter Libby who did nothing wrong.
If he expensed this trip and/or the probable other such experiences, he's up for federal prosecution!
BTW, that girl (and her attorney) has really got him by the balls now! His wallet, and its a big full wallet, isn't far behind!
Did you catch the name of the NY Post Writer on TODAY for this!
March 11, 2008 - 08:01 ET by PawpawNTalk about doing things that are funny or intended to maliciously get at people the one on TODAY was for fun, the one on Dexter was malicious. Did you catch the name of the NY Post Writer on TODAY for this! His name "FREDERIC DICKER"! That was for fun. Then on DEXTER Sunday they had Halloween masks and talked about what they meant and when saying "MALICIOUSLY EVIL they show mask of Pres Bush"! That was malicious!
spitzer
March 11, 2008 - 08:41 ET by Dr. RonHe will pull a "clinton"....lie, lie, deny, deny, be sorrowful, ask for forgivenenss...and finally say that it was all sex and had nothing to do with anything else...and, he will succeed
Well
March 11, 2008 - 08:54 ET by general companyHe stays, unless he was pimping Chelsea, then he is gone.
"Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest". Mark Twain
He'll Resign
March 11, 2008 - 09:15 ET by GothampcThis is a POTUS election year where the Democrats are battling it out over a candidate, one of whom is the NY Senator. Also looming over them is the Florida and Michigan problem. I'm sure the heads of the Democratic Party are telling Spitzer to resign or else. They can't take any more bad news and win in November. He may not want to resign but he will be forced to.
If he doesn't resign
March 11, 2008 - 09:17 ET by sarcasmoI think he'll be a "Superdelegate." I'm with you, I think he's going to go. But as I said, I thought the same thing about Vitter & Craig, too, and obviously I was very wrong.
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
That worthless scrap of
March 11, 2008 - 09:31 ET by NL207That worthless scrap of filth needs some time in the slammer. There he will meet a large man named "Bubba" who will give him a whole new perspective on the term 'getting screwed'.
"There are scandals that
March 11, 2008 - 09:20 ET by MassConservative"There are scandals that need to be addressed. Republicans address them, Democrats re-elect them." - Tom Delay
---- Nuff said !!!
We are all damaged...
March 11, 2008 - 09:39 ET by ThalpyWe are all damaged by such a failure.
I'm not damaged.
March 11, 2008 - 09:51 ET by YahooWatcherI voted for John Faso. I also voted for John Spencer and Rick Lazio when they ran against Hillary here in NY in 2006 and 2000 respectively. The only things that are damaged are the brains of 70% of NYer's who robotically vote for fools like Spitzer, Hillary, and Chuck Schumer.
If Spitzer Resigns...A blind Democrat will be leading the State
March 11, 2008 - 10:13 ET by JayTeeSpitzer is going to Drag it out. . . . after all, Innocent until proven Guilty.
He will Claim he was only a Client.....forget the Money laundering charges, interstate Transportation, I'm sure as a Former Attn. Gen. he will have been Smart enough to cover his Tracks.... well, I hope he was smart enough......He's not a dumass is he ?
Voted No
March 11, 2008 - 10:25 ET by pocomocoWe have a case here where ego will trump reality.
Democrats don't resign
March 11, 2008 - 11:28 ET by ReaganJrHere is how it works.
When a scandal happens to a Democrat, that Democrat's approval rating goes up and they are lauded for their courage. He or she NEVER steps down. Republicans just sit and stare in amazement at the corruption but do nothing about it.
When a scandel happens to a Republican, that Republican steps down, most of the time, and he or she is condemned by the party. Democrats hold that politician up as an example of the "culture of corruption" that is exclusively to the Republican party. Senate Democrats launch an investigation (essentially the pervert Democrats want to know all of the juicy details).
Uh, folks, with both Vitter AND Craig still in office...
March 11, 2008 - 11:32 ET by sarcasmoThis one's frankly a bit of a tough sell, even here, unless both politicians secretly changed parties...
JMR
A corruption-story the TV media will-not cover.
I know Sarc
March 11, 2008 - 11:53 ET by candanceAnd I don't buy that Republicans really care about it anyway - our great hero Fred Thompson played a big part in protecting BJ Clinton from impeachment.
Spitzer won't quit. He
March 11, 2008 - 11:50 ET by NL207Spitzer won't quit. He will adopt the new monikker, "Long Schlong Spitzer", Scourge of the Street, and become another element of Democratic folklore, much like Gerry Studds did a generation ago.
At least this is a sex scandal that features actual sex, unlike Jim Craig, who it appears couldn't quite get that part of the job done.
McCain ignores Govfornicator, but hit Republicans
March 11, 2008 - 12:44 ET by Jack BauerApparently John McCain hasn't got anything to say about the Democrat sex scandal involving the GOVFORNICATOR...
Zippo. Doesn't want to make "political" capital, I'm assuming.
So I was just wondering what did he say/do/demand from recent Republiocan Sex Scandals
Jack... Excellent
March 11, 2008 - 12:51 ET by bigtimerJack...
Excellent info...
McCain is and has been a hypcite on a lot of matters when it is convenient for him being the RINO that he is.
BT -- maybe I missed Juan
March 11, 2008 - 13:00 ET by Jack BauerBT -- maybe I missed Juan making political capital out of a hideous Democrat whom even many Democrats (apparently) loathed mightily.
Good job McCain's not running for President, or anything.
No he wont. Not untill the
March 11, 2008 - 13:25 ET by bassndudeNo he wont. Not untill the impeachment papers are drawn up. At that point, he will go.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Hey guys, if you ever do
March 11, 2008 - 17:06 ET by obxrayHey guys, if you ever do anything wrong like hooking up with a girl while your married or have a girl friend and they are a dem. don't ever let them put you down for it.I'm no cheater but I always tell women that support Bill C. or Hillary,don't ever get on my ass about anything.