Spitzer Will Resign Today

[Stephanie]

It's a sad story.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/

March 10, 2008

Paterson Makes Calls, Meets With Legislative Leaders

Albany sources confirm that LG David Paterson called legislative leaders late this afternoon saying he wanted to "start off on the right foot" during the "transition."

Paterson stopped short of saying outright that Gov. Eliot Spitzer is poised to resign - something that was expected to occur this evening, but did not, and now is speculated to be likely to take place sometime tomorrow morning.

According to a senior Republican staffer, Paterson's chat with Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco went "very well," although Tedisco did voice concern about the LG's "liberal positions." (On many issues, Paterson stands to the left of Spitzer, including the death penalty, and Spitzer's campaign didn't do much vetting of Paterson before bringing him on board in 2006).

Concerns aside, however, Tedisco and other legislative leaders are interested in working with Paterson at a time when the April 1 budget deadline is right around the corner and the state is facing a serious fiscal crisis.

[ananda]

1. Luckily, Paterson is a good replacement.

Whew.

[AX10]

2. Sad.

[Thepricebreaker]

3. What Sad about a man that broke the law? I feel sad for his wife, thats about it. n/t

[Bluebear]

12. Everyone is so damn perfect on the internets.

Guy's a hypocrite, it's still a sad story. It's sad for those who believed in him, it's sad all around.

[Stephanie]

19. It's sad. He was so promising.

I remember when he ran for Atty Genl the first time and it was a squeaker - it was like ten days before they finished the recount. That was 1998. He was considered a presidential possibility. Now this. It's tragic. Not defending him, he did it to himself. But don't we all?

[DadOf2LittleAngels]

21. Everything!!!

Its disgusting to not be given to sympathy for someone who fell down like this..

I hope Spitzer can put things right with his family..

[aquart]

27. It must be wonderful to be without sin.

[BurtWorm]

4. It is a sad story, but Paterson's elevation might give it a happy ending.

Maybe.

[Stephanie]

6. I agree.

I just can't believe it though. What a waste.

[BurtWorm]

8. What a waste indeed,.

That's all I could think this afternoon.

[Stephanie]

16. We need to have a meet-up

It's been a long, long time!

[ingac70]

5. Farewell, hypocrite! n/t

[Skittles]

11. INDEED

I am sick of it; I don't like it in repukes and I will not tolerate it from Democrats either.

[hifalutin]

20. No tears here.

Just another caught to betray the public trust.

[caligirl]

7. excellent DKOS diary on the political persecution of spitzer, though he admits wrong doing,

this thing has political persecution written all over it.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/10/223055/019/979/473954

[BurtWorm]

9. Not necessarily.

It has "foolish hypocrite" written on parts of it.

[ingac70]

10. political persecution is when they make shit up about you. n/t

[girl_interrupted]

13. Remember Jim Mc Greevy?

Timing with the Spitzer scandal seems truly ironic.

[ingac70]

14. there was another hypocrite shithead.

McGreevy stood against gay marriage and only for a very limited form of civil unions.

[grantcart]

15. was Larry Craig persecuted as well?

[hifalutin]

18. He was prosecuted,

pled guilty and paid a fine, then tried to take back his guilty plea.
What a joke!

[Stephanie]

17. Nah. He's caught dead to rights.

There's no defense here. He's caught, end of story.

[MidwestTransplant]

22. He is doing the noble thing (it appears) while Vitter hangs on.

Nobody to blame but himself.

[donheld]

23. It is sad, but at least It looks like there's

somebody good to take his place.

[girl gone mad]

24. GOOD. n/t

[European Socialist]

25. If he prosecuted others for prostitution...then he has to go.

[elleng]

26. For information of those after his neck:

'Mr. Spitzer has not been charged with a crime. But one law enforcement official who has been briefed on the case said that Mr. Spitzer’s lawyers would probably meet soon with federal prosecutors to discuss any possible legal exposure. The official said the discussions were likely to focus not on prostitution, but on how it was paid for: Whether the payments from Mr. Spitzer to the service were made in a way to conceal their purpose and source. That could amount to a crime called structuring, which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison.'

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/nyregion/11spitzer.ht...

[Swamp Rat]

28. David Vitter should resign too.

[Hubert Flottz]

30. NO SHIT!

;c)

[liberal N proud]

29. Here is what pisses me off about this

McCain has a questionable relationship with a lobbyist and it is overlooked, but let a Democrat get caught and they do everything they can to bring him down.

I am not saying he should or shouldn't but just calling attention to the hypocrisy of the republicons

[a kennedy]

31. D*mn,

I hate that little head running the big head. :cry: :cry: :cry: