Reply #21: I think he confessed without actually confessing,

[PRETZEL]

sometimes what you don't say is just as important as what you do say.

He didn't come out and say "yes I solicited sex from Emporer's VIP Club" or whatever they were called, but he did say that he violated his obligations to his family....

At the same time, look at what the gov't has as evidence. If this Emporer's VIP Club has as part of it's practice to have all money sent to this shell corporation, then why wouldn't Spitzer do that. Yes he more than likely knew that this was a conduit for keeping anonymity but wouldn't that be one of the reasons he chose them. Isn't one of the biggest selling points for these types of business their ability to keep their clients identity from public view. I don't really have that big an issue with whether or not the bank went to extraordinary means to notify the feds of the unusual transfer. It caught the attention of someone at the bank. If it was a one time thing coming out of an account that has little activity, wouldn't that be a red flag? What if it was the hundredth transaction of the same nature occurring every month, 2months. Wouldn't that be a red flag? How did the feds get to this Kristen person who apparently was the informant that is being so heavily relied on?

Maybe he was set up. Maybe it is political. That doesn't negate what he did. But is what he did of such a nature that he should be forced to resign or face impeachment. My opinion, no. It seems that the best they have on him at this point (and we really don't know the whole story) boils down to solicitation of prostitution. He screwed up, literally and figuratively. Did this have any effect on his ability to perform his job. Not that I'm concerned. But that's only me. I'm not in the political arena where perception is far greater than reality and "holier than thou" is the standard bearer.