Spitzer should not resign because...

[totodeinhere]

Scumbag Republican Senator David Vitter from Louisiana got caught patronizing prostitutes and not only did he not resign but when he returned to the Senate after the sordid details were revealed he got a standing ovation from the Republican caucus.

Why the double standard? Look at Larry Craig. He didn't resign. If these Repug scumbags don't resign neither should Governor Spitzer. And we Democrats should be defending one of our own.

[against all enemies]

1. I thought about that too. But I prefer my hypocrites to be Republicans.

[Skittles]

2. I don't want repuke standards to be our standards

Spitzer should resign - immediately

[seemunkee]

3. If we want to hold them to a high standard then we must hold our own to the same one.

[Township75]

4. Shooting for an ever lower bar isn't appealing to a lot of us.

Fuck the republicans and what they do. If we are going to say it's ok to do this because republicans do it, why don't we just adopt their party platform too...it's ok, because they do it, right?

No thanks.

I used to think that it doesn't matter, but the problem is that this just let's politicians get away with worse stuff. I personally think Spitzer is an ass and deplorable for what he did to his family more than for what he did to himself. But, if he slides by, then it just means other stuff slightly worse will eventually slide by, and when that stuff is the norm, the next batch of stuff will slide by too.

Where does it stop?

Does it get better if we just say, doesn't matter, not my business?

[Lerkfish]

6. its good enough for Hillary

I"m just sayin.

She prefers republican candidates to democratic ones.

[Township75]

8. That's really great, and go vote for her if you want,

but this isn't about Hillary

[Lerkfish]

13. um, I wouldn't want to go vote for her at all.

[emilyg]

11. Silly reply.

[ingac70]

5. I don't want to be like Repukes.

I won't defend that hypocritical scumbag.

While he was NY AG he went out of his way to prosecute prostitution.

[JI7]

7. the standard is Eliot Spitzer's own standard when he decided to go after Prostitution

it would be more comparable to the pukes if he hadn't done that or if it was an affair .

[Maribelle]

9. I think ultimately it should be what New Yorkers want him to do.

But I don't think his approval ratings indicate they would want him to stay with this added crime he seems to have admitted to. I would think he'll be gone in under 24 hours. I will be surprised if he lasts more than this.

[MadBadger]

10. Spitzer is a hypocrite and should resign and hide his head in shame.

[Toallwhoshallsee]

16. Wire tap

Spitzer was under investigation for bribery,and you have to go before a judge and show cause to get that.The Prostitution case derived as a by product. I am sure he is using his job as a tool for negotiations right now.. The man who would be "king" made a lot of enemies in the world, his embarrassing the Church this afternoon did not aid his cause much either. He might wish to slink back to the Catskill mountains for awhile, at least for this election.

[rpannier]

12. Yes he should

We're not trying to be like republikkans

It's time for him to go -- sadly.

I always thought he was a rising star

[Sal316]

14. Moral relativism is for right wing idiots.

I prefer my party stick by their guns and not go to the "at least we're not as bad as them" defense.

It's the same defense as "Waterboarding is ok... at least we don't cut heads off!" or "What's the matter with being naked... at least we don't ______________."

It's a crap defense and you should promptly hit yourself in the head with a mallet for even suggesting it.

[totodeinhere]

15. I don't have a mallet handy.

[DAMANgoldberg]

17. It's time...

He needs to resign. Just because the Rs do it, doesn't mean we have to. Personally, I think Prostitution should be legal, regulated, and taxed, but that is not the current law, and he is sworn to uphold that law.

[Fovea]

18. This is not about getting your flagpole saluted

It is about billing it to the people of New York.
I could care less who Spitzer has a good time with on his own dime.

[Thepricebreaker]

19. So democrats should look like the scum republicans are? Yea thats the way it should be.. NOT!

[Straight Shooter]

20. He set himself up as having the reputation of a muckraker.

He needs to resign. I don't care what he does sexually with a consenting adult, that's for him and his wife to figure out what went wrong with their relationship that he strayed, but Spitzer failed to uphold his own standards. Prostitution is a crime, unfortunately, and he engaged in it. Case closed.

Too bad he didn't just go out and have an ordinary commonplace affair. Then it might be appealing to the puerile voyeurs who enjoy insinuating themselves into other people's private business, but it would not have been illegal.

I still respect the man for what he's done throughout his career, despite his reputation as an egomaniac.

[frazzled]

21. because New York State and its 20 million residents don't really need an effective governor?

Look, the governor has to be able to GOVERN, which Spitzer has had trouble enough doing before this. A Senator or Representative only has to show up to vote.

This isn't a moral comparison--they're all dogs. But a wounded governor of the nation's largest state, during a recession, has to be able to be effective. If he's not, the people and his state will suffer. That's a question that Spitzer and New York Democrats have to answer. My belief is that he will resign, because it looks like he is going to be charged with "structuring" (removing money from bank accounts in amounts under the threshold for reporting).

From the look I saw on Jon Corzine's face today, I'm not so sure Spitzer can survive this.

[still_one]

22. He is the attorney general of NY. Did he violate the law?

If the answer is yes, then he should resign

Incidently, did gonzalez violate the law? Yes, he should be prosecuted for perjury

Are bush aides in contempt of Congress? Yes, they should be prosecuted also

[totodeinhere]

23. Well, I guess I got shot down on that idea.

Not one respondent agrees with me and I can understand your reasons. It's just that Elliot Spitzer has had a long career of public service and I would hate to see him thrown under the bus for just one mistake. I thought that progressives stood for compassion and forgiveness but I guess not.

[CK_John]

24. Vitter just broke a local code, Spitzer is caught up in several Fed laws and may do time. If

convicted he will not have a choice.