Why did Spitzer resign, but Republicans do not?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

Spitzer resigned, but Vitter did not. Larry Craig did not. Countless Republican perverts did not. Cheney and Bush the criminals cannot be impeached (according to Pelosi). I'm not getting it. Why did Spitzer resign if Republicans commit crimes left and right and don't resign? I don't get it.

[book_worm]

1. Good Question. Vitter certainly should have and wide-stance was going to but backed away

and got away with it. But Spitzer did the right thing in resigning. He could not have effectively continued as NY Governor and now we'll have somebody in there who will get a fresh start and do a good job, too.

[WitchyWoman57]

2. Not true...

Connecticut Governor Rowland resigned - and went to jail.

[MrCoffee]

3. Why does DU expect Repukes to behave honorably?

That's what I don't get.

[ScreamingMeemie]

4. Because we are better than them...

We won't fall back on bibles, lame excuses,and arrogance to get away with something.

[TooBigaTent]

5. Because they have learned from ChimpBoy that there are NO CONSEQUENCES

for any of their actions.

Just as Daddy and his rich friends protected Georgie and bailed him out of every mess he created, they know that THEIR party will protect them.

Until there are personal consequences for those who do wrong, they will have no reason to correct their behavior.

[Junkdrawer]

6. A Democrat will get 24x7 media coverage and a prosecution....

Republicans? Not so much...

[PsciStudent]

7. reason

The decision to resign is usually pushed by those within the party. Party members are the ones that pressure tainted officials to resign because they believe that staying would be damaging for the entire party itself. Republicans would love if Spitzer stayed in office as it would provide an easy target to put down all the time.

[Muttocracy]

9. agree - in this case it's better for the party esp. NY state senate going Dem. nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

14. True, however, they don't force their perverts like Vitter out of the party

They let them stay in despite being the biggest hypocrites on the planet.

[kevinbgoode]

8. I posted this in another thread - because the GOP always plays the GOD card

and, just like Vitter....they just claim to have had a talk with "GOD" and it's all good now. Then they declare they'll stay in power to continue doing God's work.

This is a special right reserved for only con-artist, con-servative "Christians".

[Sarah Ibarruri]

12. Why do we let Repukes off the hook tho? nt

[Perry Logan]

10. For one thing, Republicans defend their leaders, whereas we attack our leaders constantly.

Just look at how many DUers have lit into Spitzer, like so many Republican attack dogs.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

11. That is just totally wrong. nt

[malaise]

13. At the end of the day we have the moral high ground

on this one. He actually did the right thing. I don't give a damn about people's sex lives and I don't even care who buys sex, but when you're destroying prostitution rings, you can't be hiring prostitutes from them.