Gov. Eliot Spitzer has apologized to his family and the public, but did not elaborate on a bombshell report that he was involved in a prostitution ring.
Spitzer says he "acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family" and says he has to spend time with his family.
Spitzer's wife stood at his side, her hands behind her back and her eyes cast downward, as he made the statement. The New York Times reported earlier in the day that Spitzer told his senior aides he was involved in a prostitution ring.
Spitzer and his wife have three daughters.
The Times reported that a person with knowledge of the governor's role believes the governor is identified as a client in court papers. Four people allegedly connected to a high-end prostitution ring called Emperors Club VIP were arrested last week.
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Spitzer, 48, built his political legacy on rooting out corruption, including several headline-making battles with Wall Street while serving as attorney general. He stormed into the governor's office in 2006 with a historic share of the vote, vowing to continue his no-nonsense approach to fixing one of the nation's worst governments.
Time magazine had named him "Crusader of the Year" when he was attorney general and the tabloids proclaimed him "Eliot Ness."
But his stint as governor has been marred by several problems, including an unpopular plan to grant driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and a plot by his aides to smear Spitzer's main Republican nemesis.
Step two, find a way to put some English into it. Now, the simple man I am, I wouldn't have even attempted to spin this into a positive. That just proves I do not have the "vision" of the folks at the Daily Kos, who truly put Pangloss to shame today:
At $5500/hour, the Emperor's Club prostitutes cost Spitzer approximately the same as Rudy's security detail cost the taxpayers of NYC every time that Rudy went to the Hamptons on a tryst with Judy. --Trapper John
That's right. Spitzer's whoring is to be preferred because it is more taxpayer friendly.
3 comments:
Who says that the Democrats aren't the party of fiscal responsibility?
I'd agree if I didn't believe Spitzer could have gotten more "bang" for his buck.
;-)
Oh, sure, govt spending could always be more efficient, but at least they're trying to look for the more cost effective of two alternatives. Give credit where credit is due, Rich.
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