Calls for Spitzer to resign? Did I miss something? Did the prostitute die from something he did to

[RB TexLa]

her?

:shrug:

[LakeSamish706]

1. He broke the law, period.. and he should resign and more than likely will. n/t

[RB TexLa]

2. He hasn't even been charged with anything yet

[LakeSamish706]

5. He will be and his arrogance will sink him, if the charges don't... n/t

[midnight]

7. You break the law when you speed..... You pay your ticket and

then you try not to speed..... Why should he resign.... He might be getting a divorce, but why should he have to resign?

[LakeSamish706]

11. He was an Attorney General prior to becoming Governor and used to relish...

in convicting criminals of doing exactly what he has just done.... He is an arrogant POS and should be long gone... He sure as hell does not represent me as a Democrat...

[Canuckistanian]

9. What are the charges against him?

Hell, Ernie Fletcher of KY had active INDICTMENTS aginst him, and he refused to resign.

[LakeSamish706]

13. Time will tell and I'm certain that he is right now trying to broker a deal to not be indicted. n/t

[ScreamingMeemie]

3. No... Our trust in him died due to the extreme hypocrisy of taking part

in that which one has actively prosecuted when one was an AG. But, what the heck...ethics-schmethics. He didn't really mean it... heheheeh, it's just a campaign slogan after all.

[annabanana]

4. Consider the source. Corpomedia has trotted out every Repug in the NY

Legislature to ask their opinion... and then trumpeted their responses as "what everyone's saying".

[NJSecularist]

6. Tom Delay didn't resign until 7 months after his indictment

The Repugs can wait.

[RB TexLa]

10. An indictment still isn't a conviction, and being convicted of a crime doesn't prevent one from

holding office. At least not all convictions.

[bluerum]

8. Unfortunately he broke the law. But, it's not like there are no politicians in office

who have been convicted of breaking a law.

I am holding out for evidence of entrapment.

[MadMaddie]

12. Part of it is hypocracy but the most important aspect is that he

prosecuted people for the same thing when he was Attorney General. The other is that he is the Governer and he is supposed to be representing the state as a person that upholds the law.

He knew better, he was careless. He used text messaging and emails either he was trying to get caught or his is stupid.

[Medusa]

14. He Violated the Mann Act among other laws

and as a laywer, and governor of his state, and surely as a former AG he knew it was illegal. It looks bad period.

[MichiganVote]

15. $4300 for a prostitute the day before Valentines and he has to have his wife on stage w/him?

He should resign if only because he's an asshole. First spouse of a philandering politican that gets before the cameras and slaps their husband/wife silly for being such an arrogant jackass has my vote.

[LakeSamish706]

17. Bottom line is, he is an arrogant POS... And yes an asshole. n/t

[qanda]

19. They would have my vote too...

I wouldn't be so upset about this if he hadn't paraded his wife in front of the camera with him today. What a coward!

[MichiganVote]

29. I agree. Just once I'd like to see one of these women just bust one of these guys right in the jaw,

turn to the press and say, He/She is a cheap little liar and I can't wait to dump his/her ass in the nearest divorce court.

[Not Me]

16. He should resign...right after Vitter and Craig do.

nt

[LakeSamish706]

18. Bullshit.... As far as I am concerned, he is a Democrat (or so he says) and...

therefore I ask for him to resign now cause we are better than the Republicans by far and don' t put up with this crap...

[erpowers]

20. David Vitter Anyone?

David Vitter did not resign after it was revealed that he had been involved in at least one prostitution ring and may have been involved in a second ring. In addition, I do not recall very many, if any Republicans calling for him to resign. In my opinion, if Vitter did not have to resign then why should Elliot Spitzer resign? In addition, I find it very interesting that the federal government was able to catch Spitzer seeking a prostitute, but for some reason it was not able to figure out that Vitter was visiting prostitutes even though there were many rumors in Louisiana that Vitter was seeing prostitutes. Finally, how is it that a number of Republicans can be caught up in prostitutions rings, but it takes Larry Flint to expose them, but the federal government can expose Democrats. Why has the federal government not exposed the other Republicans caught up in the D.C. Madam case?

[walldude]

22. If they want morally, financially and mentally corrupt people

representing them, that's their business. I for one hope Democrats hold a higher standard for their elected officials.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. Yes, let's get down there with the dogs.

Let's be just like them. Who are we to judge any of them...

I say out with it on both sides. Sweep through and get rid of all the lying, hypocritical bastards. If that leaves us with nothing, we can start fresh. But I will not lower myself to their standards. You're on your own there.

[gulfbreeze]

27. I'm with you on this...

My first reaction was to question the AG's motive(s). I read somewhere these attorneys (the ones in charge of this) never work on stuff like prostitution cases, unless maybe he's using government money. I agree that he should be in deep water since he prosecuted others for the same, but the charges they are talking about (bringing prostitutes across state lines) seems a little extreme.

[walldude]

21. He should resign because he's a freakin idiot.

Judgment, isn't that what the 3am ad is all about? Who has the experience and can make the proper judgments? Well here's what he thought would be a good idea:

1. Cheat on my wife.

2. Use a prostitute. Hopefully one he didn't try to bust in the past.

3. Use text messaging to contact her.

4. Send money via mail across state lines, making it a felony.

5. Thinking with the little head.

And that's just the beginning, there is talk of bribery and suspicious amounts of money going through his bank account.

That's enough bad judgment for this guy. I realize that there are a few Republicans still holding office who have done the same or worse, but I sure don't want to hold them as a standard.

[pinkpops]

23. You could always take him at his word - He wants to make things

right with his family. It would be hard to do that with all the distraction of trying to keep his job. Think about it.

[galledgoblin]

24. I'm torn on this

on one hand, he really had my loyalty, and if he can turn this around, he may have it again. he's a genius and a real asset when he thinks with his head.

on the other hand, he's a hypocritical ass who sent people to jail for this, and politically he just burned out all the support he had state wide. anything he touches for the foreseeable future will whither and die.

if he ducks out of the spotlight, he may be dead in the water, or he may be able to reenter politics when the hurt is less.

if he stays, he may be a liability who can never get anything done, or he may regain his status by actually fixing things the way he said he would on day one and keeping it humble and in his pants.

I really don't know.

[LakeSamish706]

25. Sorry, but I call Bullshit.. "on one hand, he really had my loyalty, and if he can turn this around"

Anyone that would knowingly (in his position) prosecute others for doing what he is guilty of should not be given any lime lite.... Go directly to jail (or at the very least, resign)

[galledgoblin]

28. hey, he's my first great disappointment

gimme a few days to get my head around all this

I guess I'm still in shock, can't quite accept it... really should have seen it coming though.