By Art Smith. Posted Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:37 pm Filed Under: 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Des Moines Register, Eliot Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, Iowa General Assembly, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Labor Unions, Rudy Giuliani
This had been a disconcerting election year so far, and certainly we still have a long road ahead, but the state of the Democratic Party, and the latest Gallup Poll, are giving me reason to smile today.
Democrats really don’t know what they want any longer. They’ve found themselves stuck with either a chronic liar, or [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Saturday, Mar 15, 2008 at 11:38 pm Filed Under: Courts, Eliot Spitzer, Privacy, War on Terror, Wire-tapping
There is little need to retrace the Eliot Spitzer story except to say: he got caught with a prostitute and apparently was using a form of structuring (attempting to get around federal bank reporting rules) in an attempt to hide the source and/or use of funds. Although a lot of hay is being made about [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm Filed Under: Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, Sex, society
Not surprisingly, Eliot Spitzer did resign today as Governor of New York, ,effective Monday. There is lots and lots of pundit commentary on this today (see Memeorandum). I’m sorry for his family, and I’m glad he did the right thing.
A coworker of mine made a good observation. He said, it seems as [...]
By Art Smith. Posted Monday, Mar 10, 2008 at 3:45 pm Filed Under: Eliot Spitzer, Integrity, Politics
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today confirmed he met with a prostitute in a Washington hotel room. He apologized for his actions and said little more. He did not say if he planned to resign.
“I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, to whom I promised better,” he said.
He’s [...]
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