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The Spitzer Savings Plan
WSJ ^ | March 24, 2006 | wsj editorial

Posted on 03/24/2006 4:33:49 AM PST by xcamel

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has been struggling to counter the public perception that he has a "temperament" problem. If his recent treatment of H&R Block is anything to go by, he needs a few more anger management sessions.

Mr. Spitzer blew a gasket last Friday after Block CEO Mark Ernst had the temerity to deny, in an op-ed in this newspaper, the AG's charges that his company had fraudulently sold retirement savings plans. His Lord High Executioner threatened Block with "vast fines" for refusing to roll over. And he further warned that he might now find it more difficult to keep H&R Block "alive and viable" (read: corporate indictment), and promised to "dig deeper" into its affairs.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bamboozle; fraud; spizer
"His Lord High Executioner" - best line I've heard in a while about spitzer.
1 posted on 03/24/2006 4:33:50 AM PST by xcamel
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To: xcamel

Good on WSJ, not afraid to call 'em as they see 'em.


2 posted on 03/24/2006 4:36:26 AM PST by SueRae
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To: xcamel

I'm still waiting for some enterprising journo to dig into why Spitzer kept Dietrich Snell from testifying before Curt Weldon's committee on Able Danger. FWIW, Spitzer's Captain Queeg-like personality traits are the least of my concerns with him.


3 posted on 03/24/2006 4:37:47 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: xcamel

Thankfully I doubt Spitzer could ever get elected to anything south of New Jersy.


4 posted on 03/24/2006 4:57:23 AM PST by Muscadine
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To: xcamel

This bum is going to win in November and that will put New York on the fast track to the toilet. NYS we become mexifornia east as the weak and rino filled senate will crumble and the rat will control the state top to bottom.

Allied Van Lines says New York is the number one exit state in the country. What will it be with this swine in charge?


5 posted on 03/24/2006 5:05:54 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (John Spencer is the warrior we have been waiting for.We can trust him with our future.)
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To: mewzilla

6 posted on 03/24/2006 5:59:40 AM PST by Dr. Thorne
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To: Dr. Thorne

"It was the strawberries!"


7 posted on 03/24/2006 6:00:48 AM PST by Dr. Thorne
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To: xcamel

In as much as I support going after corporate corruption, Spitzer has proven himself to be nothing more than a government-backed shake down artist. Throw a bunch of charges out in a glossy press conference. Make the other side sweat for a few months and then accept a cash settlement in the hundreds of millions or billions. Not one of his big cases has gone to trial. When any of his 'targets' stands up to him, he throws a hissy fit, enraged that someone would have the temerity to do so.

He would be a very dangerous man to have in political office. Then again, if the New Yorkers elect him, they deserve him.


8 posted on 03/24/2006 6:05:24 AM PST by Camerican (It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing - Macbeth)
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Remember, north of kingston, NY is a very "red" state.


9 posted on 03/24/2006 7:45:56 AM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: xcamel
bump, bump and bump.

Elliot Spitzer is a person who needs to go away. He is not worthy of the people of New York. He has some sick mentality that if he indicts enough companies he will be elected governor. His name is spit. His operation is totalitarian. he needs to be gotten rid of.

Now I'm sure I will be indicted by the bastard. Maybe he can get me for posting on Free Republic within two years of a presidental election. Or maybe he can indict me for being a human being. That would follow his previous actions.

10 posted on 03/24/2006 7:22:46 PM PST by groanup (Shred for Ian)
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To: Dr. Thorne

And the key.


11 posted on 03/24/2006 7:24:54 PM PST by Crawdad (So the guy says to the doctor, "It hurts when I do this.")
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To: All

bump


12 posted on 04/21/2006 10:15:22 PM PDT by Sun (Evo scientists don't want to lose their perks, so they insist evo is a fact.)
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