Should Spitzer resign?

Posted: Mon, Mar 10 2008, 11:01 pm Post subject: Should Spitzer resign?

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If he is proven to have broken federal law he should resign. Otherwise I don't really care.
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For someone who always stood behind this "mr clean" persona he created for himself he should be ashamed and resign. What is it with these stupid politicians risking it all for "a little fun". Does no-one ever learn a lesson?

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AGINY, I always wonder the same thing. I think people who are attracted to, and successful in politics just feel that they are special and won't get caught. They are so powerful that if they want something, they go for it regardless of possible consequences. I think most political people do something unethical at some point, whether it involves affairs or call girls or what, but not all of them get caught. I felt this way when Clinton got caught with Monica.

Posted: Tue, Mar 11 2008, 10:12 am Post subject: re: Should Spitzer resign?

I think this decision will be made for him..If he resigns, he He won't decide to resign. He will be made to resign...

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Posted: Tue, Mar 11 2008, 10:21 am Post subject: re: Should Spitzer resign?

Yes, and so many of them do it...one after the other...over the cliff like lemmings!

My BIL worked for Gary Hart. Anyone remember him? He was going to be the only Democrat in 1984 who had a shot at beating Reagan, whose popularity was in the stratosphere...

Well, there were rumors he was cheating on his wife. "Follow me" he boldly told the press. Well, they followed him and caught him with a woman.

my BIL wrote his farewell speech...

There is something really suicidal, or thrill seeking, or danger craving about this kind of behavior. It complex or rather simplistic psychology...it is as if they get so stoned on their sense of power that they (subconsciously) really want to check and see if G-d is really there watching

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Eisenhower had a long-term mistress and JFK had affairs left and right. I haven't heard anything about Honest Abe as a womanizer, but extramarital shenanigans seem to be the rule rather than the exception when it comes to men in politics, especially those in the highest offices.

What's most disappointing about Spitzer is not that he betrayed his wife, which is bad enough for a guy who had such a squeaky-clean image, but that he engaged in one of the very crimes he himself prosecuted and built his reputation on. had he simply "had an affair", well, it happens. Men fall out of love with their wives, or seek adventure in their middle years, or are tempted by someone who was in the right place at the right time. It's a sin but it's not a crime. But to engage a prostitute is something else entirely.

I just hope he didn't use the taxpayers' money. And if he hasn't resigned yet, he should, pronto.

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Posted: Tue, Mar 11 2008, 2:56 pm Post subject: re: Should Spitzer resign?

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AFAIK he isn't being investigated on the state level... But yeah. He should resign if he broke any law.

Posted: Tue, Mar 11 2008, 3:28 pm Post subject: re: Should Spitzer resign?

It's nobody's business as long as he's doing his job right.
Sure, he's a hypocrite, but so what?
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I thought he resigned yesterday, but yeah, that's prob it for him .....

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Posted: Tue, Mar 11 2008, 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: re: Should Spitzer resign?

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