Resignation by Spitzer Not Likely Today; State in Limbo (30 mins ago)

[Breeze54]

Resignation by Spitzer Not Likely Today; State in Limbo

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/nyregion/11cnd-spitzer.html?bl&ex=1205380800&en=763fd1dad93e1b23&ei=5087

By DANNY HAKIM and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Published: March 11, 2008

Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has spent much of the day considering his options following allegations that he was linked to a high-priced prostitution ring, will not resign his office on Tuesday, according to a person involved in discussions with the governor.

The governor remained in his Fifth Avenue apartment in Manhattan a day after law enforcement officials said he was a client of the prostitution ring, which was broken up last week by federal authorities. Things remained uncertain regarding the governor’s future throughout the day. Mr. Spitzer, 48, a first-term Democrat, was said by aides to be considering resigning, but no official announcement had been made Tuesday afternoon.

Lt. Gov. David A. Paterson, who would serve out Mr. Spitzer’s term in the event of a resignation, also said he had not heard from the governor on Tuesday.

“The governor called me yesterday, he said he didn’t resign for a number of reasons, and he didn’t go into the reasons, and that’s the last I’ve heard from him,” he said.

Asked whether preparations for a transition were underway, the lieutenant governor said: “No one has talked to me about his resignation and no one has talked to me about a transition.”

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In Manhattan, security barriers were set up in front of Mr. Spitzer’s Fifth Avenue residence, where more than 70 reporters crowded outside.

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[Catherine Vincent]

1. I don't think I'll believe all this.

His press conference appeared to be staged. He looked like he could care less about the situation. Could he be working undercover pretending to be involved in ring? It just doesn't make sense.

[Breeze54]

3. I don't know....but someone posted about this being

"a honey pot" catch 'em scheme set up by the mafia and who runs prostitution rings?
And who busted some prostitution rings a few years back? It seems pretty odd that
this would happen. I agree. I think that's why many are shocked to hear this news too.

[SmokingJacket]

2. I think it's taking a little while for it to sink in.

He probably did all kinds of mental gymnastics to excuse this to himself -- so now he's invested in thinking it's okay, somehow. It's hard to quit if he believes, deep down, what he did was excusable.

Soon he'll realize that if he thought working with the NY Legislature was hard BEFORE....