For The Sake Of The Party, Bill Clinton & Gray Davis Should Have Resigned.

[KittyWampus]

that seems to be what a heck of a lot of DU'ers are saying about Spitzer.

Since when did Mediawhores suddenly become so reliable?

This story went from yesterday being the product of a Prostitution Ring where Spitzer got caught and is now changed to Spitzer was investigated due to large money transfers.

As a NY resident whose life will be impacted by this, I am perfectly happy to see what Spitzer decides to do and further-

TO FIND OUT WHAT THE FULL STORY IS.

[Buzz Clik]

1. You know, Spitzer did make an interesting speech yesterday.

He didn't leave a lot of wiggle room.

[Tempest]

2. What did Davis do that warranted resigning? n/t

[KittyWampus]

3. ask all the many DU'ers that wanted him to resign for the good of the party.

[Tempest]

7. Can you give me a list?

Or are the "many DU'ers" just something you pulled out of thin air?

[KittyWampus]

8. I was here during that time period. Were you? If you were, you must not have been paying attention

go search the archives.

Although I don't remember if that happened on this current version of DU or the first version to which I no longer have the bookmark.

[Tempest]

12. I was here and paying attention

Apparently we remember it differently.

[mondo joe]

4. Bill Clinton didn't break any law in his infidelity. I think that matters rather a lot. NT

[KittyWampus]

9. he lied under oath.

[mondo joe]

15. I felt - and continue to feel - that was arguable. Additionally, the public

was on his side, which is significant in a political decision.

[Winterblues]

16. What lie did he give under oath?

He was given a legal definition of sexual relations and he used that definition. Just because the layman's definition was different than the legal definition does not mean he lied under oath. He was never charged with any crime.

[NashVegas]

5. As a Former NY Resident Whose Great Great Grandma Was Indicted 5 Times for Procurring

I think he should have introduced legislation legalizing prostitution in NY.

[JackRiddler]

6. Now there's everything in a nutshell.

Thanks!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

10. bill clinton did not break laws. he should NOT have resigned.

people should have NOT interfered in his personal affairs.

i am glad he didnt resign after they made a perjury charge from when they couldnt find anythign else. he showed balls in the face of a bullying GOP

more of our politicians should stand up to the GOP

[KittyWampus]

14. he lied under oath.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. The Lie Was Not Material To The Case

Hence, no perjury. Lying under oath is not always a felony. In this case, i don't even believe it was a misdemeanor. So, no felony, no misdemeanor, no resignation. To have resigned would have been capitulation to witchhunt.
The Professor

[LSdemocrat]

11. Actually the large financial transfers to shell companies is the disturbing part about this

If he was just having an affair with some random woman on the side, I don't think the concept of "resignation" would cross any DUer's mind.

[Bake]

13. Spitzer should resign ONLY if Diaper Boy Vitter resigns. And Larry Craig.

But of course IOKIYAR.

Bake

[tachyon]

17. Well, the logical corollary of that is "if they can get away with it, he should too..."

hmm

[NaturalHigh]

18. Why should Bill Clinton have resigned?

I'm not his biggest fan, but things went along pretty smoothly during his two administrations. He was still very popular when he left office, and I don't think most people were terribly offended by his tryst with Monica.