Posted on 03/11/2008 7:55:26 PM PDT by advance_copy
For a supporter, New York Gov. Eliot L. Spitzer (D) sure hasn't done Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) any favors lately.
After all, it was Spitzer who, in the view of her advisers, caused the slide that put her where she is today, fighting from behind for the Democratic presidential nomination. A question about his proposal to let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses tripped her up in a debate in late October and ended 10 months of unquestioned dominance in the race for the nomination.
Now, his apparent involvement with a prostitution ring has not only distracted attention from her efforts to take down the front-runner, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), it has brought back unhelpful memories of her own husband's dalliances in office. There on cable television again were pictures of Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky. And the image of Spitzer's wife standing painfully by his side while he acknowledged unspecified wrongdoing could not help but remind some of Hillary Clinton's own stand-by-her-man moment.
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Some of us have said for a few years that liberals live not by the Golden Rule but by the rule of law.
For liberals the rule of law is for traditional Americans.
Liberals feel through their arrogance that they are above the law.
I am sure Spitzer who was Clinton's choice for Attorney General felt he was so far above the law that he could flaunt his ignorance and perversion in the face of New York voters and get away with his arrogance.
From the looks of some polls in New York I would say that many just plain stupid New Yorkers would be more than happy to let him get away with his perverted lifestyle.
I had a similar thought - no info to support it, though, just a vibe.
Any *rational* person would concur with your statement, however, bear in mind that when speaking of Clinton operatives and supporters, rationality is nonexistent...
the infowarrior
I agree .. no proof .. just a feeling.
But .. the Clintons always use surrogates to launch their looney legislation .. and then when it backfires, the Clintons appear to have clean hands. This illegal driver’s licenses issue ended up slapping Hillary in the face .. and as others have said, the Clintons never hold themselves accountable for what they do .. it’s always somebody else’s fault. But .. humiliating Hillary on national TV is not a good choice. There’s no way Spitzer could be allowed to get away with that - POW! They take him down!
Funny thing is .. he was one of Hillary’s “super delegates” and she needs every vote she can get.
Exactly. My other thought was - why is Mrs. Spitzer standing up there to share the humiliation that her husband appears to have earned for himself, by his actions? I mean, “for better or for worse” aside, it makes me wonder if the machine has info on them so ugly that this particular spotlight is the “easier” way out.
Pure speculation, again a vibe.
She evidently was aware of what Spitz was doing .. and being a lawyer herself, she told him “... not to give up the power.” Looks like the Mrs is just another power-hungry wife who doesn’t care what her husband does .. as long as she doesn’t have to participate.
Sound familiar ..?? It should.
AND of BillyJeff wagging his scrawny finger at the world, face rage-reddened and eyes sanctimoniously and sickeningly squinted--for extra effect and affect--as he shamed us all for daring to accuse him of what he in fact did. ("I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky....")
Then he blew us all off--as if he was washing his high-class hands of us all--and felt that he was educating us that he was now "going back to the work of the people," as he turned on his heel and sauntered off--basically telling any accusers to "get lost."
Oh yes, this new scandal is hurting The Grifters.
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