New York Republicans Demand Eliot Spitzer's Resignation With Threat of Impeachment

foxnews.com ^ | March 11, 2008 | Fox

[RDTF]

NEW YORK — New York Republicans will seek to impeach Democratic Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he does not resign within 48 hours, New York Assembly Republican leader James Tedisco told FOX News exclusively.

"We believe it is an illegal activity he has been involved with," Tedisco said speaking on FOX's "Hannity & Colmes."

"We're going to give him 24 to 48 hours to do the right thing, and the right thing is to resign because he has been compromised. If that's not the case ... we're going to ask the speaker to start impeachment proceedings," Tedisco said Monday night.

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[bahblahbah]

This is pointless. Let the Democrats call for his resignation. They’re playing right into Spitzer’s hand.

[Wilum]

Wow! NY RINOS with B#LLS!

[RexBeach]

“Hey, it was just sex.” Sound familiar?

I think Spitz would love to be impeached. Putz.

[Antoninus]

Good, but I wonder if Spitzy has a "doomsday" plan for dealing with the Republicans--something like Clinton's Larry Flynt strategy from 1998.

I wouldn't put it past him.

[mplsconservative]

Go get him. The guy is scum.

[purpleraine]

http://161.11.121.121/govemail

#9's e-mail site

[tiredoflaundry]

heheheheheh

[the808bass]

This is pointless. Let the Democrats call for his resignation. They’re playing right into Spitzer’s hand.

Yes. Pubs should be hanging out and enjoying the scenery right now.

[JerseyDvl]

I had to go to DU to read the reaction to this news.
Heads are exploding in DUmmieland and it is more entertaining than anything I have read on a message board.

[Steely Tom]

I don’t think this is a good idea.

Let reality operate. There’s no reason to bring politics into it at this point. That’s how this will be perceived.

[wideawake]

Fact: the NY State Assembly Speaker, Sheldon Silver is a Democrat and the NY statehouse is 72% Democrat (108-42). Any impeachment motion would be entirely in the hands of the Democrats.

Fact: Sheldon Silver and Eliot Spitzer despise one another, because Spitzer tried to force Silver into appointing Spitzer's choice for State Comptroller after the exit of Alan Hevesi in disgrace before his elective term was over.

Spitzer refused to acknowledge that the state constitution puts the power of appointment in Silver's hands, not Spitzer's.

[bill1952]

"We believe it is an illegal activity he has been involved with," Tedisco said

What goes around comes around...

...an enraged Spitzer bitterly denounced Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco last week after the Schenectady-based Republican called to complain that he had been cut out of negotiations on a just-announced proposed new state ethics law.

"Listen, I'm a f - - - ing steamroller, and I'll roll over you and anybody else," Democrat Spitzer angrily yelled at Tedisco...

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The longer he hangs in, the more stories will be published.

[icwhatudo]

The spin from Barbara Walters on The View was sickening. She made him out to be yet another moral hypocrite. “These moral crusaders fall from grace” yada yada yada. She was trying to spin this lib dem’s fall into a conservative fall.

[KC_Conspirator]

Client Number Nine needs to Resign!

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The Democrats will not call for his resignation, nor will he resign. These are Democrats! When has a Democrat ever resigned over moral turpitude, illegal activities, or anything else for that matter. He could shoot somebody cold dead and they would circle the wagons to defend him. It's “power uber ales” with them. Nothing else matters.

[Lazamataz]

An impeachment, so reminiscient of the Slick One, on this election year.....

........would be tasty.

[TNCMAXQ]

Imagine if GWB said a thing like that to a Demo member of Congress. They would have impeached him by now.

[dashing doofus]

Joe Bruno, who Governor Steamroller (aka “Number Nine”) referred to as a “senile old bastard” and the other Republican NY pol, whos career he threatened to ruin, enjoy the last laugh.

Goodbye Steamroller.

[Lazamataz]

If they failed to impeach, prosecution will ensue.

New York will have the first sitting governor, governing from prison.

Priceless!

[icwhatudo]

Its just about sex! LOL! Wonder if she will support impeachment or not.

Reporters should be asking!!!

[tflabo]

I hope he does not resign..just to fire up all the GOP and a few crossovers to add more R’s to the NY state legislature come November.

[isrul]

Don't get too optimistic. Talk is cheap. Spitzer won't resign unless a gun is pointed at his head. Almost literally. And the RINOS don't have it in them to get the job done.

[Lazamataz]

Its just about sex! LOL! Wonder if she will support impeachment or not. Reporters should be asking!!!

I dunno, but I better go reserve the name www.MoveOnAgain.com.

[Miss Didi]

The spin from Barbara Walters on The View was sickening. She made him out to be yet another moral hypocrite. “These moral crusaders fall from grace” yada yada yada. She was trying to spin this lib dem’s fall into a conservative fall.

I caught a few seconds of an "infidelity" discussion on the Today Show...one expert was telling Meredith that his cheeks and furrowed brow indicated high testosterone and that was the cause.

[I see my hands]

[Lazamataz]

Don't get too optimistic. Talk is cheap. Spitzer won't resign unless a gun is pointed at his head. Almost literally. And the RINOS don't have it in them to get the job done.

Please, let it be so.

Let New Yawk become America's punch line.

And let the Democrats be shown for what they are.

Pretty please?

[river rat]

Each and EVERY opportunity to bust a politician for malfeasance in office should be taken..

Until EVERY politician realizes their CAREER and FREEDOM are most certainly at risk EVERY time they violate the law or acts against the best interests of the electorate — they will continue to think their positions on the fat teat of government are “entitlements”...

The era of "mulligans" for politicians has to come to an end.
A nation at war against Islamists can't afford to have unworthy or incompetent folks in "leadership" positions..

This is the EASIEST way to offload all the deadwood currently in office or on the Civil Service payroll.
In MANY ways, it is the ONLY way to offload the %$#&&^.

[Paleo Conservative]

This violates the first rule of politics don’t kill your opponent when he is in the process of committing suicide.

[isrul]

What makes you think the RATS would call for his resignation? As far as the pubbies, they are a non issue. they can't get the job done.

[AndyTheBear]

This is pointless. Let the Democrats call for his resignation. They’re playing right into Spitzer’s hand.

Putting all ethical concerns aside (as if I were a Democrat), I disagree. Tactically this is a sound move. The New York Democrats must now choose whether to defend Spitzer, or follow the moral lead of the Republicans. Either way, they are worse off politically than if they had made the call.

I will grant it gives Spitzer a chance to stay in office, but so what? He is politically wounded, and his replacement would have been another liberal.

However, ethically, it probably would have been more appropriate to wait a little longer to call for his resignation. They should only have butt in if both Spitzer and the Democrats were dragging their feet. But this is hardly a major ethical lapse.

[Lazamataz]

I caught a few seconds of an "infidelity" discussion on the Today Show...one expert was telling Meredith that his cheeks and furrowed brow indicated high testosterone and that was the cause.

SO EASY THAT A CAVEMAN
COULD DO HER.

[Miss Didi]

CLAMOR GROWING FOR A QUICK RESIGNATION

[moose2004]

Not on this one, Spitzer is gone because he has lost his support and popularity with N Y State dems (voters, donors and fellow office holders), Indpendents, State business leaders (especially Wall Street) and even tolerance from Repubs. He’s getting endlessly hammered by credible State reporters, he’s lost any moral authority he may have had to govern. He’ll resign shortly for sure.

[isrul]

Unless Spitzer is charged with a felony, I doubt he will resign. And the pubbies certainly can't do anything about that. And the RATS wont. I wouldn’t be surprise if in a few days Spitzer says; “I made a mistake but it's time to put it behind me and move on. I plan to pull up my pants and roll up my sleeves and get about the task of doing the people's business here in New York State”. He will get a standing “O” from both parties and that will be it.

[Spunky]

"Yes. Pubs should be hanging out and enjoying the scenery right now."

The GOP is in for big trouble soon. I was listening to Laura Ingraham this morning and she had on Republican congresswoman Michelle (don't recall the last name) I think she is from Minnesota. Anyway she was telling about a vote that is going to take place today. Nancy Pelosi has created an ethics thing where she will pick three outside people and Banier would pick three outside people to investigate a politician. But then IT ONLY TAKES TWO OF THESE SIX OUTSIDE PEOPLE TO BRING CHARGES. The accused is not able to know who their accusers are. But the accused will have to use their own resources to fight the charges.

THE VOTE IS HAPPENING TODAY. BIG TROUBLE IS COMEING TO THE GOP.

[isrul]

silver won't do anything against Spitzer. RATS code of dishonor.

[isrul]

I would like to know what other clients were elected officials.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Run his ass out of town!....

[Brilliant]

He should be impeached. But he won’t be. This is just another one of those efforts to call attention to his illegal conduct.

[isrul]

Yeah. but, after all, it was Sptzer who invited us to literally take a walk with him down “integrity lane “ in one of his campaign commercials.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Right on que this morning, the liberal talk radio and news are running “Prostitution should be legal and regulated by state governments.” story lines. One especially insane liberal caller said that child prostitution and abuse would never happen because if brothels are regulated by the government, it would be like working at a mall store like the gap and nobody ever gets beat up working at a gap store. Its lunatics like this that remind me why I’m a conservative.

[Sacajaweau]

Never liked the guy...He made himself sound like the "perfect man"...the "perfect leader"...It was just something...something in his eyes

Go with your guts...they're probably right.

A blatantly immoral governor...A blantantly immoral X-president...

I hope the Dems "blind" followers will wake up. They've been duped and will be duped AGAIN if they vote for either of the two "Socialists" running for prez.

[subterfuge]

It's “power uber ales” with them. Nothing else matters.

SOP for Dems. James "The Snake" Carville on Larry King was absolutely flabbergasted that Spitz's predicament was even an issue. That satanically tongued piece of sh!t was basically saying 'who amoung us hasn't had a little daliance on occasion'? What a bastard! Irony in this world has gone the way of the dodo bird.

[Grampa Dave]

There once was a Govn’r named Spitzer, Who couldn’t control his own spritzer. He used his account for Kristen to mount, Got caught and it’s too late to diss her.

Eliot remember to say, "I never had sex with that ho, er woman!"

[Sacajaweau]

Thinking about sending Spitzer a T-shirt..”I’m No. 9” :-)

[95 Bravo]

Reminds me of the line in the Gubernator’s movie RAW DEAL-
“Resign...or be prosecuted” as he hands the bad cop his own gun... with ONE bullet in it.....

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

This is pointless. Let the Democrats call for his resignation. They’re playing right into Spitzer’s hand.

I agree. If we have learned anything, we should have learned that unless Democrat voters who put the guy in office want him out, nothing will happen. Republicans will just get lied about until the whole thing blows up in their faces. It shouldn't be that way, but that is the way it is. New York is liberal. If they want a law-breaking governor and their procedures allow it, I'm inclined to not push this one. Give them rope and let them hang themselves. Then when time comes to oppose them in front of the public, remind voters how the Democrat didn't think the laws applied to him.

In the meantime prosecute him like any other citizen. You would think the embarassment of that would cause the Democrats to call for his resignation. But then many things that should embarass liberals, don't.

In my state I don't think any politician could survive this. There wouldn't even be a question about it. But we are talking about New York. He will have powerful media forces supporting him, especially if they think Republicans are on the attack. So just don't attack. See if they clean up their own mess for a change.

[fatez]

We need someone to create a streamroller picture with name Client #9 on it...