Spitzer to Resign

New York Governor Eliot Ness Spitzer has decided to resign.  Is this a surprise to anyone?

In the wake of the call girl scandal, was there really any other option? I've read that Spitzer's wife was encouraging him to remain on as Governor. I'm not entirely sure why. Perhaps she can take a hell of a lot more public humiliation then I can, but she also has 3 teenage girls. What kind of message is she sending them?

Of course, if Spitzer were my husband it would be a non-issue because he'd currently be at the bottom of the Hudson River. I'm not sure which allegation was worse - the prostitute or the fact that he spent more than $80,000 on them! Do you know what all of us normal people could do with $80,000????

Lieutenant Governor David Peterson will take over, becoming the first black man to be governor of New York. Perhaps we can all move on now and get back to talking about important things like, say, the downward spiral of the economy, the war, why on earth I can't find the time to watch the last episode of Project Runway, and the election.

Stephanie also writes about politics and daily life at her personal blog Lawyer Mama.

Comments

[PunditMom]

When I heard the $80K number, that's what I was thinking, too.

Let's see -- a vacation home? A college tuition fund for PunditGirl? A cute little VW convertible? The list goes on. But I guess for Spitzer, whose family has made millions in real estate, I guess $80K is a drop in the bucket.

[dallasmamaof2]

How about this-- if you're going to spend anywhere near $100k, use a fraction of that to pay someone ELSE to embezzle the funds to the 'call girl'... I mean how stupid are these guys? It would take a woman to *succesfully* execute a multi-year, multi $K dollar affair with a call girl.