From CBS:
If Gov. Eliot Spitzer opts to roll the dice and not resign, state Republican leadership will force him to go all-in and call for his impeachment from office, according to a state Assemblyman, who admitted he asked the governor to step down.
I don’t think prostitution should even be a crime. If a woman chooses to have sex for money that’s her business and if a man chooses to make that purchase it should be his right.
However, for the moment prostitution is in fact a crime and governors shouldn’t be committing crimes. Especially governors with holier-than-thou attitudes who engage in scorched earth politics.
I think a lot of politicians could probably recover from an incident like this, but the hypocrisy factor is off the charts for Spitzer. He took great personal glee in sending corrupt businessmen to prison and holding press conferences to show his disgust for all the corruption he uncovered.
For that same man to now be revealed as corrupt himself is a little too much for most people to handle. The governor needs to do the right thing and step aside.
-Chris Jones
