Should Obama hire Elliot Spitzer to bust Wall Street's balls?

[yurbud]

I know he had that hooker scandal, but in reality we all know just about every Republican has in gimp in a trunk in their basement. The media just gives them a pass because they know their owners like the GOP. Has anybody gone after Wall Street more effectively?

[ColbertWatcher]

1. If we're serious that a politician's private life is private, then "YES." n/t

[Idealism]

2. I say do it

the public opinion blowback will subside if he appoints him early. He has proven very qualified for such a post, personal matters aside. We want results, and I think whoever can get them in short order, should get the job.

[acmavm]

3. I think that Spitzer would be a great one to go after Wall Street. It won't

happen though. His arrogance in thinking he would never get caught hiring high-price hookers makes him irrelevant. Nothing he did would be accepted without a fight.

[yurbud]

10. what percentage of pols DON'T do that shit?

[acmavm]

14. Ah, but Obama is supposed to represent the politics of CHANGE, not

the same old shit.

[yurbud]

19. then why choose DLCers like Rahm & Hillary?

[jimshoes]

4. Hell yes, and he can even

bring that axe he has if he feels the need to grind it a bit.

[aikoaiko]

5. I voted no, dirty laundry. he can rehab his image, but its too soon.

[gateley]

6. I voted YES - but you guys all seem much more informed about him than I am.

So if YOU think he would be good at the job, then I'll fall in line. I think we need to focus on what the results would be and how he could help rather than his past and his ego. And if the Repubs raise a 'moral' outcry, fuck 'em.

[yurbud]

11. Larry Flynt had right idea about moral outcry: out the cryers

who usually have dirtier laundry of their own.

[AZ Criminal JD]

22. If you are taking your philosophy from Larry Flynt it says alot about you.

[yurbud]

26. So would you think I was a Nazi if I said Hitler was a snappy dresser? you're being childish

[Oregone]

7. I thought he already busted enough nuts....

He should do it. Edwards should work the night shift.


Alright. Thats all in bad taste. But come on now...why should Obama pick someone with baggage. He doesn't need a "celebrity" politician. There are a lot of no-namers who will do a great job.

[sabrina 1]

8. Why not?

If Repubs can keep their hypocritical members in the Senate after being exposed (and convicted) isn't the standard already set?

I wonder how many members of Congress (or Bush's cabinet eg) have made use of prostitutes there are that we don't know about and who are far less effective than he was?

Besides, imo, Prostitution should be legal and regulated like any other business. The rest should be a private matter between married couples.

We are so into worrying about everyone else's business regarding their personal behavior and so not into worrying about those who commit real crimes, such as Cheney, Bush et al who will probably never be prosecuted for the serious crimes we all know they are responsible for.

[dkofos]

9. He paid for his indiscretions. (literally) I don't hold it against him.

He knows what is wrong and how to fix it.
At least consult with him.

[Joanne98]

12. YES! Make him AG!

[Warpy]

13. Of course, but good luck getting the Senate to approve

him as AG. Perhaps he could be taken on in a post that doesn't require Senate confirmation.

I would dearly love to know he's hard at work in the DOJ.

[DailyGrind51]

15. Hell, YES! Republicans ran an "adulterer" for president and seem to have no problem

with David Vitter, Rudi Giuliani, or Newt Gingrich.

[undeterred]

16. Sexual "misbehavior" doesn't make a politician as sleazy

as breaking the law, in my eyes. If he is the best man for the job, he should be the one to do it.

[ACTION BASTARD]

17. Why not? If scumbags like Newt, the bug man are still taken seriously

He's a vindictive ball buster that would keep Wall Street on that real short leash. He'd jump at the chance for redemption and he'll behave cuz he knows he's being watched.

[Sebastian Doyle]

18. If were gonna hire an AG with "infidelity" problems, I'd go with John Edwards

More likely to get through the Senate, just as likely to go after the corporate pigs. Probably starting with the tabloid media :evilgrin:

[Swamp Rat]

20. HELL YES!!

!

[yurbud]

21. Your sig pic suggests what we should do with sociopaths in suits he catches:

Give them a choice: regular ass-rape prison or a term in the infantry of equal length--and close Club Fed.

[amitta]

23. he is the best

which is precicely why he won't be chosen.

[brentspeak]

24. As much as I would want him for the role, his recent scandal would be too much of a distraction

There's got to be plenty of other people out there who could do just as well.

[LostinVA]

25. He;s that one that busted Martha Stewart and let his Wall Street cony friends off the hook

I don't care about his "sex scandal," but I do care about him being a hypocrite. Both the Stewart debacle and his scandal showcase what a hypocrite he is -- and, a self righteous one to boot!

[MN Farmer]

28. Hypocrisy is one of the worst sins

Especially from someone in the law enforcement racket.

It's not just the hypocrisy that makes him tainted goods, it the lying about it all that time to his wife. If a man will do that outside of his marriage vows (which IMHO, is something sacred and not to be broken except in cases of drastic situations), then what WON'T he lie or decieve us about?

[RamboLiberal]

27. Good Grief what are you all drinking tonight!

Spitzer is self-damaged goods. And on another thread suggesting Don Siegelman he's a unjustly convicted felon.

We need a No Drama Obama presidency to get off the ground running, not get stuck in the mire of ideological fights.

Glad you people aren't on the transition team!