Prosaic Justice for Spitzer

http://article.nationalreview.com/print/?q=OWIyNjQ5YTFjNWIyYzkyYTViZjg5M2I4NzA1OWIyNmQ= ^ | Andrew McCarthy

[ventanax5]

The young prosecutor rubbed his hands with glee. For months on end, the high-profile defense lawyer had been a thorn in his side. He’d violated every rule in the book, hurled scandalous accusations, tried the case in the press despite countless admonitions from the court. But finally, the charlatan had stepped in it. Preoccupied with theatrics, he’d overlooked the basic lawyer work and blown a filing deadline.

By law, it meant his client could not appeal the detention order that had already kept him in jail for a year-and-a-half. Many months more in the slammer loomed before what promised to be a very long trial. To be sure, any appeal would likely have been rejected — the defendant was alleged to be a terrorist. Still, appellate-court review of lengthy pretrial incarceration was elementary practice. The defendant, after all, was presumed innocent.

And that’s why the prosecutor was smirking. His high-profile bête noire, having made a seemingly inexcusable error that would get a rookie fired, now had no choice but to beg the indulgence of the very judge whose admonitions he’d serially flouted. It was delicious. Deep down, whispering beneath the heat of battle, the prosecutor knew the defendant shouldn’t be penalized for the lawyer’s dereliction. But to hell with that: The law didn’t require it and this was now about comeuppance. The prosecutor insisted that default was default, case closed.

[BenLurkin]

"Spitzer is a deeply flawed character. One had to snicker Wednesday, during his brief, surreal resignation speech, as he painted his vision of public service: This after an explosive career of converting public power to personal advancement and advantage."

Bump

[Wolfie]

Anti-Depressants just might be the ticket (ba-da-bump).

[BigEdLB]

As a leftist Totalitarian thug, it couldn’t have happened to anyone more deserving. Rot in h**l Spitzer.

[paul51]

too bad there are too many spitzers in the system and not enough mccarthys

[PetroniusMaximus]

“demimonde”

Nice word there.

[Kimmers]

It is nice to see justice served here for Spitzer, given his arrogant use of the legal system and media to destroy lives. If this man feels remorse, I wonder is it about getting caught in the act or is it about the destruction of his family. IMO, arrogance such as his hardens a heart and in his own mind he can justify his behavior, no matter how destructive he is.

My heart goes out to his wife and daughters.

[Tribune7]

Poetic justice has been achieved. The b*stard has been forced out as governor and publicly disgraced to the degree it should keep him out of future high office.

And I have no doubt that he envisioned himself as president one day.

[tflabo]

Laws of the Universe are absolutes. One proud, arrogant wicked leader got an old fashioned public humiliation.
He deserves every bit of it. Pride goes before a fall...I do hope he becomes a reformed and better person for it.

[Billthedrill]

Oh, well, I guess the public pillory is out then. Don’t know what I’m gonna do with these here eggs I saved up...

[devere]

“Poetic justice has been achieved.”

It’s been a great year for poetic justice. First the Patriots and Coach Belicheat lost the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion. Now legal-bully Eliot Spitzer has crashed and burned, revealed to all as a vile hypocrite.
Good things come in threes, so I’m wondering what will be the third treat of an otherwise difficult year. Keep your eyes open!

[Defiant]

A relative of “demimoore”.

[Tribune7]

Clearly a good year for New York :-)

[Ann Archy]

Pitzer comes from a family of flawed people who ILLEGALLY got him elected!

[vaudine]

One of the brokers he tried to destroy said it best--that there is nothing they could do to Spitzer that would be enough.

vaudine

[woodbutcher]

I don't know how much power the bar association has, but to me the larger disgrace here is that the bar association did not step in and chastise Spitzer when he was abusing his power as a prosecutor.

I realize that is a touchy area, as a prosecutor has unusual and almost limitless discretionary power, but there is also supposed to be an ethical code and ethics should trump power.

So my point is that the NY Bar Association should be hanging their head in disgrace.

There is now way they could not have known that abuse of power was taking place.

[Enchante]

"Eliot Spitzer is widely reviled, and not without reason. His abuse of prosecutorial power is legendary."

THAT is what he got away with for many years in public view..... chasing after pricey hookers brought him down, but he should have been stopped long before now for other things. How did he ever get elected Governor with a 69% landslide victory?? Because the usual sycophantic liberal media coddled and protected their hero for so long.