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.
This violates the first rule of politics don’t kill your opponent when he is in the process of committing suicide.
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.
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.
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.
The Democrats have defended his actions. Just look at Carville. You are FOOLING yourself if you think the Democrats are for resignation of a hypocrite who used his power as Attorney General to go after the crime of prostitution.