Dammit

[kjay]

If this was any other country, it would be over by now.

I beg to differ. I believe we've all heard of some countries that might take lethal action.

[VeloVT]

I beg to differ. I believe we've all heard of some countries that might take lethal action.

Well, lethal action against women, maybe. Seems like men are usually exempt from this???

ETA. Sorry. I'm not trying to pot-stir in general here. I was just miffed at Spitzer. Partly because the political climate is so polarized in this country, and the margin is so close. It's either lefty-left or religious right, which means he just alienated everyone who voted for him who wasn't a lefty-left but liked his integrity.

(For the record, I'm a lefty-left... but I want dems who can win elections).

[mkidd]

I agree completely re: this being a big deal b/c it was a prostitute. I actually think we should consider making prostitution legal, but the fact is it isn't and when he chose to prosecute protitution during his stint as Attny Gen, he lost the right to even argue that this is a victimless crime. He broke the law and this is not a "private matter."

I was in shock and thought it was a joke. We don't have tv so I didn't even know until this evening.

I attended a few political lunches to fundraise for him. I guess that "Women for Spitzer" souvenir glass is going in the recycling.

What must his wife be feeling? According to the affidavit transcripts he would "ask for stuff most would consider 'unsafe'"--so does that mean he was asking for kinky stuff or was actually looking to have sex with a prostitute without a condom??? And his poor daughters.

Crazy.

[Zen]

I guess that "Women for Spitzer" souvenir glass is going in the recycling.

I guess it has a whole new meaning now. see if it sells on ebay.

And his poor daughters.

How old are they? This could really skew their perspective on men.

[mimitabby]

What must his wife be feeling? According to the affidavit transcripts he would "ask for stuff most would consider 'unsafe'"--so does that mean he was asking for kinky stuff or was actually looking to have sex with a prostitute without a condom??? And his poor daughters.

Crazy.

from the look on his wife's face in the news photos, I'd say she's pretty disgusted. and he asked for unsafe stuff?

ICK!

off with his head! (in a figurative sense)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

from the look on his wife's face in the news photos, I'd say she's pretty disgusted. and he asked for unsafe stuff?

ICK!

off with his head! (in a figurative sense)

Yeah. And think what his three teen aged daughters are going through right now. Ugh. He needs go crawl under a stone somewhere and live there for a while. Emperor, indeed.

[MM_QFC!]

washingtonpost.com http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23568768/ has an interesting article this morning on the "ritual of repentance" - seems that this is a formulaic response - ick, again!

[teigyr]

And linked to the "Ritual of Repentance", I found this

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23575221/