Just when you thought nothing go ever go wrong with the Democratic party, and the party was at the brink of retaking the white house come November, then come a shocker, Eliot Spitzer! the governor of New York, and one of the most promising politicians in the country, resigned, sunk by his stunning patronage of a high-end prostitution ring."I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people's work," Spitzer told the press today.
The scandal erupted Monday after federal law enforcement officials disclosed that a wiretap had caught the 48-year-old father of three teenage daughters spending thousands of dollars on a call girl at a fancy Washington hotel on the night before Valentine's Day.
His dizzying downfall was met with glee and the popping of champagne corks among many on Wall Street, where Spitzer was seen as a sanctimonious bully for attacking big salaries and abusive practices in the financial industry when he was New York attorney general. And his resignation brought relief at the state Capitol in Albany after days of excruciating tension and uncertainty.
This scandal in my opinion will have some serious ramification for the democratic party, not only am i sad because he's gone, but his departure also means Senator Clinton will lose a super delegate.
Spitzer will be succeeded on Monday by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, a fellow Democrat who becomes New York's first black governor and the nation's first legally blind chief executive.
The scandal erupted Monday after federal law enforcement officials disclosed that a wiretap had caught the 48-year-old father of three teenage daughters spending thousands of dollars on a call girl at a fancy Washington hotel on the night before Valentine's Day.
His dizzying downfall was met with glee and the popping of champagne corks among many on Wall Street, where Spitzer was seen as a sanctimonious bully for attacking big salaries and abusive practices in the financial industry when he was New York attorney general. And his resignation brought relief at the state Capitol in Albany after days of excruciating tension and uncertainty.
This scandal in my opinion will have some serious ramification for the democratic party, not only am i sad because he's gone, but his departure also means Senator Clinton will lose a super delegate.
Spitzer will be succeeded on Monday by Lt. Gov. David Paterson, a fellow Democrat who becomes New York's first black governor and the nation's first legally blind chief executive.
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I'm not surprised by this, it seems to be the Washington way these days. I'm glad he stepped down, he didn't deserve to stay in office, he betrayed a trust to his constituents and to his wife and family. His career is over and most likely his marriage is over. It's one thing to catch your husband cheating, it's another thing to have it on the national news for everyone to see. His wife is the victim here.
BTW, I like the new look on your blog. It's very easy on the eye, great job!
He was caught before he could do damage to State Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, and boy was he caught!
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