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Well Well Well, a sole mate for blowjob Billy.

Which one was the whore again?

Well at least Eliot will have a calm and supporting family to get him through these trials.

Um, maybe not. Silda is gonna be pissed.

The driver's license, in my opinion, is the key culpability.

The prostitution - that's between him, his family and the prostitutes. Especially when one reads that they charge anywhere from 1,000 to 5,000 per hour.

Oh, and in this afternoon's new's conference, he didn't resign.
He should resign - over the drivers licenses to illegals.

Hit post to soon.

Two smelly fish on the bottom looking up.

Yes, because as soon as illegal immigrants get drivers licences then they'll start getting jobs! Jobs meant for white guys like me!

Ugh. Makes the Librano$ look like small-time hoods. Almost.

Statist down!

Sentinal,

I believe the term is "small-town cheap."

Porter,

You're an ass. I'm sure you don't comprehend simple concepts but there is a difference between Legal immigrants and illegal ones. Legal immigrants are allowed to be where they are and should be getting jobs and illegals should be going home. But you miss that sort of "nuance" as you are a twit.

Ha! Spitzer followed the example set by Rudy Giuliani in the abuse of the prosecutor's office to advance his political career!

That should have been the reason he went down!

"Legal scholar and law school dean Henry Manne has shown (Wall St. Journal, 1-8-04) that prosecutor Eliot Spitzer’s charges against mutual funds are largely trumped-up. The offenses are partly the unintended result of a Security and Exchange Commission "reform," which capped redemption fees that mutual funds used to discourage market timers.

Prosecutor Spitzer’s claims about mutual funds are based, not on law, but on an academic paper written at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. In other words, the prosecutor has a "theory." Professor Manne has shown the academic paper to be incorrect. What we are witnessing is a mutual fund witch-hunt based on an incorrect academic theory.

And Americans think they live under a rule of law!

No doubt some mutual fund managers exercised bad judgment and some may have broken some rules. But Spitzer’s ambition has blown the cases out of proportion. We certainly do not want to criminalize bad judgment. "

Dr. Paul Roberts fellow, Institute for Political Economy,

ET:

Normally I would agree that his prostitution practises are between him and his family.

EXCEPT that he built his career, in part, by prosecuting prostitution rings. Goes to credibility, your honour.

"You're an ass. I'm sure you don't comprehend simple concepts but there is a difference between Legal immigrants and illegal ones. Legal immigrants are allowed to be where they are and should be getting jobs and illegals should be going home. But you miss that sort of "nuance" as you are a twit."

If I'm an ass then you can kiss me.

Do you really think that I don't know what the difference is between illegal and legal immigrants? Here's my point: I don't care.

Seeing as how none of the MSM bothered to report it, I assumed he must be a democrat. I was right.

The KOS Kids (fan club) will be so pleased.

Of course he's a democrat...because hypocrisy is an inherent trait of being a liberal...

That`s what happens when you think with the wrong head!

Surprise, surprise! The AP article Kate linked to did NOT mention Spitzer's political affiliation. Just what one comes to expect from the lame stream media. If he was a Republican, it would have been in the headline and first sentence.

MSM Reading guide:

o "Republican" = Republican e.g. The Republican Senator....

o " " = Democrat e.g. The Governor of NY.....

See there’s the unfairness – If they allowed him to pass out the illegal drivers licenses to illegals, he could have had the prostitute drive herself/ himself to his place. Damned Republicans!

Silly spitzer, he should have claimed he was trying to solicit *gay* sex.

Then he could have been hailed as hero.

robert s. porter - if you don't care about the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants, that means that you don't care about the rule of law. Why not?

rabbit - yes, I see your point.

"Do you really think that I don't know what the difference is between illegal and legal immigrants? Here's my point: I don't care."

Then you presumably wouldn't care if I came to live in your house, eat your food, watch your TV, etc.

Where do you live?

A three-year-old boy was examining his testicles while taking a bath.

Mom" he asked, "Are these my brains?"

Not yet." she replied

Robert S. Porter>

"Yes, because as soon as illegal immigrants get drivers licences then they'll start getting jobs! Jobs meant for white guys like me!"

Actually that’s not entirely true unless you clean toilets or drive a taxi for a living. But indeed they are taking jobs away from legal Mexican immigrants looking for a better life.
Or Liberals looking to break out of social welfare dependance.

grok and Terrence
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23561606/

The MSM is reporting it and does mention his affiliation.

Another politician thinkinng with his zipper.

CTV's website doesn't mention party affiliation either.

Typical.

CNN did mention party affiliation, on the tube.

I don't think this will upset the far leftoids, their mantra is anything goes if you enjoy it. Ergo he's really a victim of NeoCon ideology, poor lad had to pay for it didn't he. Sarcasism off. I think the far left call a night with a hooker a date, just joking.

Ummmmm. reuters reported he is a Demorat,albiet almost in the last paragraph.

*
kate... missed opportunity here... the
title should have been "eliot mess".

*

another Democrat with zipperitis . .. go figure.

Wonder how old the girls were ?

Someone tell me how a governor can afford $1000 to $5500 per hour for these services? Prior to being governor he was the AG. Very few people on the public payroll, top job or not can afford this kind of expense. I suspect there's more to this than meets the eye. Hopefully someone digs it up.

there will be more fallout in the USofA over this compared to this one in Canaduh

http://www.dominionpaper.ca/canadian_news/2004/12/06/canadas_st.html

This story is "reported" at the G&M website. Of course, they are allowing no comments. And, of course the fact that this guy is a Democrat is studiously avoided. They do manage, however, to get a couple of references in with respect to Republican members. The bias and dishonesty is unbelievable.

John Luft, re the left, I don't use the word "inbelievable" any more: unfortunately, most of the rotten things they do are all TOO believable.

Whenever I'm about to say "unbelievable", I substitute "reprehensible". What a sorry lot these lefties are. Unfortunately, we all suffer from their depredations.

Whoops! Make that "UNbelievable".

Spurter or Spitzer or whatever his name is, is a big-time Clinton supporter.
I wonder if that will affect her in the nomination battle.
Spritzer= Whoremaster= Billy BJ's pecadillos= Whoremaster=Clinton hanging with sexually obsessed men.
One can only hope.

Facts about Eliot Spitzer
Reuters

March 10, 2008 at 3:41 PM EDT

Following are some facts about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

* Mr. Spitzer, a first-term Democrat who pledged to bring ethics reform, has been married to Silda Wall Spitzer since 1987, and they have three daughters.

* He is a superdelegate who has pledged to support Hillary Clinton in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.

* Mr. Spitzer prosecuted at least two prostitution rings as head of the state's organized crime task force, The New York Times said.

prosecution or prostitution, he needs Bill Clinton to turn a phrase for him. say he didnt know what he was getting into , nudge nudge wink wink.

how can he afford 3100 an hour , ask the Obamas the cost of raising just two daughters , what with dance lessons and all.

"Then you presumably wouldn't care if I came to live in your house, eat your food, watch your TV, etc."

Yes because a private dwelling is that same thing as a country. A country isn't and shouldn't be something that the citizens think they "own" and thus can keep Mexicans out of.

"robert s. porter - if you don't care about the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants, that means that you don't care about the rule of law. Why not?"

I do not care for laws that are unjust and immoral.

How one hippie feminist got bamboozled by Spitzer:

"January 4, 2007

Happy New Year!

and Happy New Government if you live in New York state. On January first I was invited by our new governor, Eliot Spitzer to perform a free concert for thousands of his supporters after he publicly took the oath of office on the steps of the capitol building in Albany. Eliot Spitzer is a young (47), dynamic, progressive Democrat with eight years of experience as New York's Attorney General. His numerous suits filed on behalf of the citizens of New York against powerful interests (commodities brokers, insurance companies, communication conglomerates, energy companies and health professionals involved in Medicaid fraud) have won landmark victories for consumers and earned him titles like, "The Sheriff of Wall Street" and "The People's Lawyer".

I normally don't associate myself with particular politicians for fear that traces of corruption will eventually appear but I feel certain that Mr. Spitzer's character is of the highest integrity and honesty. I'm looking forward to the next six years."

www.nataliemerchant.com/news/letters/2007/jan4.php

Legalize prostitution now!

"I'm looking forward to the next six years."

According to the 6 o'clock news, so is Eliot Spitzer. No indication in his public speech that he has nay intention of resigning. In fact, his speech pretty much followed the standard liberal script - I apologize for embarrassing my family and not living up to my stratospherically high standards. As for the rest of you, ideology is more important than actions. I screwed the pooch - get over yourself.

robert porter - could you explain why laws of private property are 'unjust and immoral'. That is, why you are in favour of anyone walking in off the street and living in your house, eating your food etc. Do you keep your house open to everyone?

Could you explain why it is unjust and immoral to require a legal process to immigrate to a country?

Someone tell me how a governor can afford $1000 to $5500 per hour for these services?

OK, I'll bite. By being a millionaire before becoming AG.

The thing Spritzer is pissing himself about is conspiring to move a person between states for the purpose of prostitution which violates a federal law and carries a penalty of up to twenty years. His job, not so much.

kevink at March 10, 2008 4:45 PM said
grok and Terrence

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23561606/
The MSM is reporting it and does mention his affiliation.

Your irony is subtle, kevink. Here is a copy-and paste from the article you linked to; this is the one and only reference to Democrat, the only reference to party affiliation, in the NINTH paragraph.

‘Spitzer also did not address reports that he was expected to resign, but he promised to expand on his comments later. Were Spitzer to step down, Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson, a fellow Democrat, would become governor.’

You do not REALLY think back-handed reference counts as reporting party affiliation, do you? Look around the MSNBC wed site and see how Republicans have their party affiliation reported. You will find it is just as I said, usually in the headline and first sentence.

But, I guess for the Lame Stream Media like MSNBC, this may well count as 'reporting'.

Rob SP, so you and Eliot are much alike, you like to flaunt the laws you don't agree with. He was willing to give drivers licences to illegals who were ordered deported and so apparently are you. So we have to give up the right to check on who is allowed into our country , no more medical screeing, security screening in fact just throw the doors open according to you.
So you are going to take care of all those people with Extreme Drug Resistant TB right, the ones you let in, and the ones with HIV who will overwhelm our medical system, those are OK too right.
So drop the medical bit and get into security screening, is that Osama living next door to you working in the 7-11? Is that a chemical lab he is building in his basement, what is all that white powder blowing around..... You don't even have to think about Terrorists, just criminals that we should be screening out.
A country with such lax laws on just about every issue cannot afford to allow people who have no respect for the law immigrate here. Unfortunately you already appear to be a citizen....

ET you are feeding a troll. Like someone who is lactose intolertant, no good can come from that. I am much more interested in staying on topic.

What goes on the mind of someone like Spitzer that makes him think he is so "special"? This is the same sort of hubris exhibited by William Jefferson Clinton. Spitzer did not resign, gave a limp apology and had his wife stand there while he did his best imitation of Jimmy Swaggart. The next thing will be him making an attept to give his definition of "Is". I honestly hope he does some jail time. Martha went down for a hell of a lot less than this.

"A country isn't and shouldn't be something that the citizens think they "own" and thus can keep Mexicans out of."

"scuse me, Bob, but just who does "own" a country? Eg, who "owns" Mexico and do we have the right to go there to live without going through the process of acceptance by mexican authorities who are the representatives of the people who think they "own" Mexico.

How about Saudi Arabia? Zimbabwe? Russia?

Sorry, Brian. Yes, we're troll feeding - a foolish and irresponsible activity.

One should be sufficiently disciplined to ignore the brain-dead, irrational nonsense posted by dickheads such as porter

I think one can determine which party is more fiscally prudent by comparing the Spitzer case to the Vitter case.

According to SmokingGun.com Spitzer spent $4300 on his "guest" while if my recollection is correct Vitter was spending about $500 on his.

Now which party do you want spending your tax dollars?

right, brian, Porter is a troll; his comments make no sense - either morally or logically.

As for Spitzer, I confess I'm not terribly interested in his case. The fact that he's behaved as a hypocrite - well, presumably the voters will throw him out.

The interesting situation in the US political scene at the moment, is Obama vs Clinton fighting over who will be P and VP - and the fact that the Democrats can't make up their minds.

For those who can't figure out why Spitzer should resign, by consorting with criminals Spitzer opened himself up to blackmail. What if, as they are so notoriously famous for doing, there is mob money behind the agency that supplied the girls?

What mob boss wouldn't want to have the goods on the governor of NY? Even if there was no direct organized crime money behind the operation, what person running an escort agency wouldn't understand the money to be made by tipping them off so they can film the reportedly unsafe sex practices favoured by the governor?

As far as the job Spitzer now does, the man can no longer be trusted. Plain and simple. Time to go.

ET, I said some months ago that the logic of affirmative action should be applied to the case of Obama/Hillary. Why can't the Democrats see the sense of that?

Robert S. Porter>

“I do not care for laws that are unjust and immoral.”
Then “care not” just like Ted Bundy who didn’t care for the cannibalism laws. Thankfully the majority of Americans believe you are wrong and picking laws to suit your particular suicidal lifestyle will not be forced onto them.
“A country isn't and shouldn't be something that the citizens think they "own" and thus can keep Mexicans out of.”
Better to think that a country is owned by the state, correct? How long do you think in a socialist utopia you will continue to own your own home? Possibly you meant that a country is a rental or possibly free land up for grabs by the third world? Why then need law and order when we can enjoy the cultural blessings of Zimbabwe governance where the underclass can simply take the personal and commercial property away from the working class and attempt to run it. Now they starve. “Unjust and immoral” upholding the laws of the American people as an American, now that is immoral.

Clarification:

"Unjust and immoral” Not upholding the laws of the American people as an American, now that is immoral.

atheist quebecois separatiste >

Isn't prostitution already legal in Quebec?

Se la vie……………

Mr. Spitzer built his career as a ruthless crusader going after the corporate crooks and white collar criminals but as in all things power tends to corrupt. Many would say he abused his overwhelming power of prosecution to harass, intimidate and bully those who attacked or thwarted him. No doubt people will relish his fall from grace. You can read here about a piece in the Wall Street Journal by former Goldman Sachs chairman John Whitehead who said he was threatened by Spitzer when he wrote an article defending AIG chief Hank Greenberg:

"After asking me one or two questions about where I got my facts, he came right to the point. I was so shocked that I wrote it all down right away so I would be sure to remember it exactly as he said it. This is what he said: "Mr. Whitehead, it's now a war between us and you've fired the first shot. I will be coming after you. You will pay the price. This is only the beginning and you will pay dearly for what you have done. You will wish you had never written that letter."

http://www.soxfirst.com/50226711/spitzer_crusader_or_thug.php

Lots of talking heads asking, Why do these guys always appear with their wives when caught.
One unnamed republican said, If that was me my wife would be standing over my bleeding body and yelling, how do you re-load this thing.
Wives that get out in public with their husbands in these situations just prove that they are trophy wives, in my opinion. In Hillory's case it was because Bill was her meal ticket to the White House.

MaryT>

Prostitutes in their own right. Just legal and with drivers licenses. Ha ha

As if party affiliation has anything to do with it. If you want to play that line, then we'll just assume that all Republicans lust over young male staffers.

Knight 99, Ted Bundy killed a lot of young women but he didn't cannibalize his victims. Could you be thinking of Jeffery Dahmer?

Client 9 From Outer Space

As one of SDA's most venerable and respected token Americans, I must rise to protest this grievous innuendo that casts unseemly aspersions onto the fine and lovely young women that work in some of America's premier agencies of prostitution.

The fact that a distinguished governor of our remarkable country wishes to offer indirect educational subsidies to young women with no other desire than to better themselves is a tradition that we all should honor.

And I believe Kristy even said that she would not stoop so low as to perform some acts without the form of protection that is widely praised and lauded throughout your country and mine.

Furthermore, she found the governor to be a generally agreeable client and no doubt used the $4,500 she made as only fitting as a consideration from the United States government.

*************

OK, back in the real world. This Empire's Club was a huge outfit. The three cat houses that were busted were in Brooklyn. That means a direct partnership with you-know-who, yep, the same organized crime people you know and love so well in Canada.

Hell, Vito and Nick might be getting kickbacks from this thing.

Although it may be Brooklyn-based, which means a minimum of one organized crime family involved and maybe more (yes, including the Bonnanos), they also have to have permission with the other mob families in the various other locations in which they operate.

So a lot of people are getting juiced over this. Not only goombahs, but politicians here and there, etc. This is indicative of a **lot** of organized crime activity spread over several Mafia families and other OC types around the world.

And when they start to squeeze girls like Kristy in exchange for immunity, the girls will squeal like a mouse caught in a trap. So stand by, because this story will probably get more interesting.

MaryT, that wonderful line was spoken by Richard "Dick" Armey, then Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, commenting on the Monica Lewinsky scandal:
"If I were in the President's place, I would not have gotten a chance to resign. I would be lying in a pool of my own blood, hearing Mrs. Armey standing over me saying, 'How do I reload this damn thing?'"

Hope this helps! :-)
Another Mary, in Los Angeles, CA, USA

Bour3>

“Knight 99, Ted Bundy killed a lot of young women but he didn't cannibalize his victims. Could you be thinking of Jeffery Dahmer?”

Was just making a symbolic point, I’m not a serial killer buff to know the specific nuances of these weirdo’s stories. I did remember though that some evidence with Bundy revolved around his teeth or dental records? Its a moot detail concerning my point about picking and choosing laws that suit an individuals idea of what’s an immoral law to obey and what is not.

The brothel charges up to $5,500 per hour apparently. I'll say this about Spitzer, he has more class than Hugh Grant.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/1995/06/28/hughgrant.xml

You'd think 5K would buy a little anonymity .....

There was a time not too long ago - when he was bringing down financial titans left and right, that Mr. Spitzer would often tell a story about a friend who gave him a t-shirt that said "Hubris is terminal". I guess he lost that shirt and the meaning of what it said...

Spitzer should resign. He has prosecuted prostitution cases he is the state executive, he is profoundly compromised.

"Actually that’s not entirely true unless you clean toilets or drive a taxi for a living."

Except in Porter's case, this is probably true and he does look upon illegals as job stealers.

As for "A country isn't and shouldn't be something that the citizens think they "own" ", porter - a "a dual Canadian/American citizen" according to his blog, apparently failed US Civics and should read this to familiarize himself with the founding principle of the US. If it's to much trouble to read the entire document, just focus on the first three words:

WE. THE. PEOPLE.

Instead of flexing his brain cell and entertaining the SDA regulars, porter should scamper back to his "blog"; I think his site just registered a comment.

mhb23re
at gmail d0t calm

But since the laws currently do not allow timely access to the country

No one, absolutely no one, has the right to access another country, timely or not. And no country has to grant anyone from another country access, timely or not.

Turns out that Spitzer wasn't simply caught arranging and meeting a prostitute, but was already under investigation for possible shady financial dealings.

"We had no interest at all in the prostitution ring until the thing with Spitzer led us to learn about it," said one Justice Department official.
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=4424507&page=1

Should be interesting to learn more about the "thing" they were already investigating him for.

I have already deleted five off topic comments from the end of this thread. Anyone who refuses to adhere to this policy will be banned from the site. Do I make myself clear?

Ha! Spitzer followed the example set by Rudy Giuliani in the abuse of the prosecutor's office to advance his political career!
Posted by: OMMAG at March 10, 2008 4:08 PM

Help me out here. Is this fair comment? This is certainly not my perception of Giuliani.
Did he take down any innocent folk that you are aware of?

Was it Spitzer who took down the innocent Martha Stewart?

Once upon a time when I lived in NY I hung out at the local gun shop. You meet cops, firemen, all kinds of gubmint employees. You hear stories.

From four years of listening I decided that:
A)New York State and especially New York City were governed by the most corrupt bunch of tools in existence, and
B)New Yorkers like it that way, because its been going on forever.

So Governor Spitzer's shenanigans are, shall we say, unsurprising. What IS surprising is that the cops involved in this sting had the balls of chrome-molly steel to finger Spitzer. Part of Giuliani's legacy, no doubt.

atheist quebecois separatiste

no need for prostitutes in quebec, just visit the adult only sex clubs in gay Montreal

Phantom:

"New York City were governed by the most corrupt bunch of tools in existence"

apparently you have never been to chicago

No Dhimmi ... fair question.

Read some of the works of Paul Craig Roberts.

Rudy Giuliani's big coup was going after mobsters on RICO charges .... he was ruthless.
He also cast a very wide net across the financial world. Mainly for the publicity ... and it got him elected as Mayor of NYC.

From Paul Craig Roberts...

"Giuliani is a media creation. Giuliani was unknown until in search of name recognition he staged a stormtrooper assault on the financial firm Princeton/Newport involving fifty federal marshals outfitted with automatic weapons and bulletproof vests. On another occasion he had two New York investment bankers hauled off their trading floor in handcuffs.

Giuliani’s victims had done nothing and were exonerated. But Giuliani’s media stunts served to turn public sentiment against white-collar defendants. "

For personal political gain destroyed the lives of numerous financial services professionals.

Same thing with Spitzer who emulated Giuliani's successful strategies at every opportunity.

To Rudy's credit he was also able to stand up for his city when called upon... although there was a lot of griping about how he handled that as well.

Not sure if Spitzer had anything to with the Martha Stewart case ... but that had all the earmarks of a politically motivated witch hunt......

I think the big story here, if the allegations are true, is that Spitzer prosecuted many Wall Street defendants by unearthing evidence of personal misconduct (visiting prostitutes, drug use, etc.) to force these defendants to accept guilty pleas on institutional financial dealings, which are clearly unrelated to any personal pecadillos.

Now he's guilty of the same kind of personal indiscretion which he used to force Wall St. execs out of their jobs, into prison, and into paying huge fines. How he can stay in his job is beyond me; it would be the rankest hypocrisy.

Then again, he's a Democrat, so why should I be surprised?

On a side note, when he made his brief statement this afternoon, CNBC commentators noted that loud cheers went up on the floor of the NYSE. Traders hate the guy.

Which naturally leads into my conspiracy theory: some Wall St. guys who hate him pretended to be his friends, and probably paid for his first few visits. Once he'd tasted the forbidden fruit, it was only a matter of time before the information somehow found its way to the FBI.

And, if I may be allowed another digression, what would happen if this turned out to be true about a Canadian premier? After all, in Canada, so long as you meet at a hotel, you don't discuss any sexual services in public or over the phone, and the woman is of legal age, prostitution is legal. It might cause some problems with your wife, but would you have any compelling obligation to step down? You've performed an act that many people find repellent, but many people seem to hate smokers even more, and I don't recall anyone stepping down for having a cigar.

"apparently you have never been to chicago"

Or New Orleans. Although I imagine New Orleans is so far off in its own universe of corruption that one just takes it as a given that ALL measures of corruption presuppose the phrase "other than New Orleans." The Chicago Way? Not bad, but still amateurs by comparison.

Could there be a Spitzer - Judy Sgro parallel? = TG

OMMAG:

Thanks for that info. I have a bit of a personal stake in this as my youngest daughter, who has lived without incident in NYC for some 10 years, describes Giuliani as a "fascist". Of course, she's a liberal and the f-tag comes trippingly to the tongue, so to speak. Strangely, one item she cited was getting rid of a lot of the sidewalk hawkers (whom liberals tend to romanticize) and another his initiative against "smutty" publicly-subsidized "art". She was silent on the armed attack against the financial guys (smile).

One thing though: I did find the sudden implosion of his Repub nomination campaign a bit odd, and in passing wondered if the contest was thrown for some reason.

Instinctually, tho', I like the guy. I never liked the cut of Spitzer's jib, however, and thought he was a nasty piece of work and am therefore enjoying a touch of Schadenfreude.

Dave J:

Machine politics: The definition is here:

http://www.bartleby.com/59/14/machinepolit.html

That there isn't a picture of chicago is an oversight IMO. New Orleans is very corrupt but my sense is that it isn't as organized as chicago is and as New York once was.

Rudi probably more than anyone else save this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Moses
- to beat down the New York Machine.
But then, Robert Moses was a political machine all to himself.

In a way Moses' tragectory was quite similar to ES's (they both were loners)except without the sex scandal.

What's going on here? ABC gives us a rogues gallery of horny politicians going back many years and there isn't a single Kennedy in sight? Sheeesh!

Spritzer should use the "it's gods fault" defense.

God gave man a brain and a dick but only enough blood to run one at a time.

So it's not his fault.

If he doesn't resign I will consider that proof that he is a psychopath which means he has no conscience and therefor cannot do wrong.

The victims here are his three daughters. They will bear the shame. His wife is no better than he is if she remains at his side.

I heard on CNBC that Spitzer is not resigning at the moment because it may somehow affect a plea deal as part of the case involved bringing prostitutes across state lines.

"Instinctually, tho', I like the guy."

You have to admire the guy's work ethic and persistent attitude. Whether it was all well-directed is another issue.

[deleted. Last warning. ED]

"The victims here are his three daughters. They will bear the shame. His wife is no better than he is if she remains at his side."

How about you let his wife decide that.

"What this country needs is a good 5 cent blowjob!"... senator crassforte.

Tuesday morning update: Spitzer's problems are on the front page of the National Post, and the headline is "Prostitution scandal hits Democratic rising star".

Posters here seem not to be aware of the Spitzer family's wealth. Eliot's father Bernard spent $9 million on his son's first two campaigns for Attorney General. He also gave Eliot eight apartments at 200 Central Park West, a building Bernard Spitzer had developed. His son later claimed to have mortgaged those apartments to finance his run for Governor. $4,300 for prostitution is indeed extravagant spending, but he's got the dough.

I wonder if Bubba the lecherous hillbilly Clinton called Spitzer to get the number of the Emperor's club, since he won't be needing it anymore.

grithater:

BC probably laid (pardon the pun) the cornerstone of the Emperor's club.

Me No Dhimmi: Yeah, lib-lefties (of which very many of our children are: by God's grace, my daughters aren't...) have a real problem with the idea that a rampant epidemic of panhandlers on our city streets should be dealt with (good on Rudy Guiliani for doing what needed to be done.)

When I mentioned the mess Toronto's main drags are in--potholes and a panhandler every five steps--at a gathering of, young and, "therefore," lib-left-leaning young people this week and then made the further observation that Toronto needs to do a Guiliani, deep discomfort, time for a second helping, excuse me while I leave the room..."There's no perfect solution," said one thoughtful young man, who happens to work for the city...When I said that getting them off the streets might be a good start, he headed for the dessert trolley.

What's our future going to be like with so many fence-sitters? Probably a panhandler every two feet and potholes the size of a bus... :-(

Spitzer may be the news now, but the longer he tries to hang on to his job the deeper the digging will be. Watch for some other big names to come out of this bust. Someone with the ego problems of Spitzer will not go down alone, so wait to see who he might throw under the bus to deflect some of the heat from himself.

One would think he is just buying time to make a deal with the Feds by not resigning immediately. But the real plan may be to attempt to ride this out without a resignation. Bloated egos can lead to some fairly remarkable decisions.

If he does resign, then expect that he will decide to take a few *contacts* with him.

I predict we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg, and some political theater that you just wouldn't be able to make up.

I would say that mentioning the fact that one is a Democrat in a sex 'scandal', is like saying the unwanted animal in the henhouse is a fox.

Tsk,tsk, another Democrat unzipped. At $5,500 bucks a "service" that's gotta be high class, and safe.

To all Canadian journalistas: What party does Mr. Spitzer represent? Say it again, can't hear ya.

Wonder if Ted Kennedy is advising him to resign?

God, can barely remember years back hanging in the Garage working on the boat watching a Nascar Race having a few cold ones and all was bliss then the phone rang and someone I knew, but had not heard from in quite sometime said, Do You Know Where Your Wife Is ? In the next 6 months no less than 3 Hidden Credit Cards came to light, Hotel Receipts, Out-of State Exxon purchases, a Black Neglige in a shoe box, and on top of all that sick Aunt Lilly in Texas turned out to be a healthy Uncle Bob in Arkansas.

If you will cheat on your wife you will cheat on anything. I would not want to be in this Man's shoes. God Bless his Daughters for what they are gona have to endure.

Now back to topic, how long before we know who was Client 1 - 8 ?
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If we are talking about corrupt cities, let's not forget the cesspool in our own backyard.....MONTREAL!!!!!

The mob runs the city, with bridges made from watered down concrete, collapsing Olympic stadium, libranos passing and receiving bags of money, rock machine/hell's angels turf wars, etc, etc, etc.

Yes, that bastion of progressive leftardedness is right up there with the crime capitals of the US.

Go figure!

Wonder if Ted Kennedy is advising him to resign?..

Fat Boy Ted's probably already asked him for the phone numbers.............

Gord Tulk at 11:00pm said: "apparently you have never been to chicago"

Ah yes, the Windy City where even the dead vote DemocRat. I've driven past it at 70mph a few times Gord. My impression of it was that I didn't want to slow down.

I doubt the tools of Chicago are more corrupt than the NYC variety. Bolder and more industrious in their corruption perhaps, they haven't had any reason to duck for quite a while now.

Client-9
See the court filing here: Download file

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/politics/blog/2008/03/prostitute_i_have_a_way_of_dea.html

No Dhimmi ... Sure!

BTW - That writer I quoted has a strong CV and he is a New York Liberal of the first order.
Hates the GOP and Bush and Cheney and Carl Rove with a passion..... But he does know his law and was once a senior advisor to President Ronald Reagan !

Spitzer's Democrat affiliation gets him no slack though with the Dr.Roberts.

[quote]I predict we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg, and some political theater that you just wouldn't be able to make up.[/quote]

Yoop,
Yes that is the 800lb Gorilla! The Republican (Rudy) sweep of the Dem's Corrupt Ward Leaders of the 5 boroughs has a sequel. This is Part II 2008.. nice to know that NYC hasn't changed a bit

The connection to Clinton... States that have a "Slick" Democrat Machine (aka bag men) NY, NJ, PA, FL, CA, AR, would suggest that OTHER Democrats were likely patrons. He used the name "FOX" which was one of his biggest financial supporter. Hell! I thought Texas had the best Whore Houses

You can't make up this stuff !

Aide: "Governor Spitzer, what should we do withthe Prostitution Bill?"

Governor Spitzer: "Pay it!"

Life imitates a bad Edward D Woods Jr. movie - "Client 9 from Upstate New York"

Well, there may be something to the accusations of bias after all. ABC's little roundup of the morally degenerate managed to miss Gary Hart. It also managed to miss the assorted forays of Jessica Cutler. Worst of all is leaving Teddy out of it. If this storyline is supposed to be about hypocrisy, then he's by far the worst of the bunch.

ctv.ca's story from the AP doesn't mention he's a Democrat.

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080311/spitzer_troubles_080311/20080311?hub=TopStories

back when he started his crusades to ruin people i thought here is an evil man who will do and say anything to advance himself. shit, i was right. i also thought he was a crook.

rush says this is a resume enhancement for dems

"rush says this is a resume enhancement for dems"

Nirvana and the 77 virgins for democrats, without having to leave town...

According to www.stateline.org [http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=207914] the anual salary of the governor of New York is $179,000.

If reports are to believed this is not the first time that 'Client 9' has used the services of the Emperors Club. For example The International Herald Tribune reports [http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/11/america/york.php]:

In a wiretapped conversation after the encounter, the prostitute, Kristen, called her booker to inform her that the session had gone well, and that she did not find the client "difficult," as other prostitutes apparently had, according to the affidavit.

Clearly 'Client 9' was a regular customer.

At '$4,300 plus expenses' a time where did 'client 9' get all of the money ? [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080311/spitzer_troubles_080311/20080311?hub=TopStories]

If this Spitzer dude were a Republican every report about the affair would begin "REPUBLICAN" Senator from New York.........

If this isn't proof of media bias for the left, nothing is.

Client 9 was difficult??? That may open up a particularly nasty can of worms. There is a very large difference between what the legal professions and the oldest profession consider difficult. I hope he has some odd kink like making her wear a pantsuit and tell him that he is her 'first man'.

Perhaps he had one of those Smitherson kinks, where he liked to wear a diaper and be spanked.

His wife is an idiot standing there beside him like the good stupid little woman.

How can he even face his daughters? Sorry doesn't cut it when it's a pattern of behavior as opposed to one small indiscretion.

December 10, 2007
The Humbling of Eliot Spitzer
The Governor’s rocky rookie season.
by Nick Paumgarten

....“I feel sometimes like I’m sinking into quicksand,” Spitzer says of life as governor....

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_paumgarten

Man, what a THUD when self-righteous zealots fall!

OK. Now let's see the entire client list. ;)