Jake, the reporter I heard on CNN said that this guy would have to resign. He is so arrogant that he had alienated everyone he dealt with at every level. He stepped on everyone going up and nobody cares to help him on the way down.
Actually, he’s being very careful to avoid saying anything about what he did or did not do. However, some irregularities with funds is allegedly what led them to him. So, while it’s unlikely he’s be prosecuted for being a John (although I understand he’s been known to prosecute others for the same thing he’s done), there may be more to this smoke. Let’s see what else is revealed. Wonderful editorial in the WSJ asking why didn’t they get him earlier on his many other abuses that now have people saying it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Fla. Agent – it’s not mystery. Bernard Spitzer was his father and Eliot allegedly makes over $1 million a year on rents of properties given to him by dad. He lives on Fifth Avenue. Not many governors living in apartments on Fifth Avenue without independent wealth.
No one is above the law including Mr. Spitzer. When you are the former Attorney General who made your bones examining the ethical practices of others, you raise the bar on your own behavior. Whether or not you agree with the morality, or the equity of exposing your own wife and children to this scandal, there is no way anyone can argue what an unbelievable lack of judgment and arrogance his own actions showed. Issues of law aside, I find that reason enough to want him to resign.
You questioned what this has to do with insurance….the reason is that the Gov. appoints the Insurance Commissioner and thus a lot of what happens in the insurance dept. Don’t underestimate the power of the Gov.’s office. It is substantial.
Don’t be fooled, folks. This is NOT just about sex. If it was, none of this would have happened. It was the money laundering. It was the transporting the prostitute across state lines. There is possible income tax evasion. These are FEDERAL crimes. For anyone to think this is just sex and shouldn’t count is just plain stupid.
Indeed, Hank has a MAJOR lawsuit pending in which the AG’s office will find itself in deep, deep doo-doo. Spitzer went way over the edge when he was AG. That story isn’t over yet either.
His wife basically gave her very successful legal career where she out-earned him considerably. If they split up, she has a lucrative career to return to. What’s he got? Alimony. How ironic and pretty sad.
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Jake, the reporter I heard on CNN said that this guy would have to resign. He is so arrogant that he had alienated everyone he dealt with at every level. He stepped on everyone going up and nobody cares to help him on the way down.
Actually, he’s being very careful to avoid saying anything about what he did or did not do. However, some irregularities with funds is allegedly what led them to him. So, while it’s unlikely he’s be prosecuted for being a John (although I understand he’s been known to prosecute others for the same thing he’s done), there may be more to this smoke. Let’s see what else is revealed. Wonderful editorial in the WSJ asking why didn’t they get him earlier on his many other abuses that now have people saying it couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
If his wife will forgive him and the maker forgives him, who are we to judge!
Anyway, what does this have to do with insurance issues?
Fla. Agent – it’s not mystery. Bernard Spitzer was his father and Eliot allegedly makes over $1 million a year on rents of properties given to him by dad. He lives on Fifth Avenue. Not many governors living in apartments on Fifth Avenue without independent wealth.
No one is above the law including Mr. Spitzer. When you are the former Attorney General who made your bones examining the ethical practices of others, you raise the bar on your own behavior. Whether or not you agree with the morality, or the equity of exposing your own wife and children to this scandal, there is no way anyone can argue what an unbelievable lack of judgment and arrogance his own actions showed. Issues of law aside, I find that reason enough to want him to resign.
Are you for real? This man went after prostitution rings also. That’s possibly how he got acquainted with the ladies???
You questioned what this has to do with insurance….the reason is that the Gov. appoints the Insurance Commissioner and thus a lot of what happens in the insurance dept. Don’t underestimate the power of the Gov.’s office. It is substantial.
Don’t be fooled, folks. This is NOT just about sex. If it was, none of this would have happened. It was the money laundering. It was the transporting the prostitute across state lines. There is possible income tax evasion. These are FEDERAL crimes. For anyone to think this is just sex and shouldn’t count is just plain stupid.
You are correct there were none.
Indeed, Hank has a MAJOR lawsuit pending in which the AG’s office will find itself in deep, deep doo-doo. Spitzer went way over the edge when he was AG. That story isn’t over yet either.
His wife basically gave her very successful legal career where she out-earned him considerably. If they split up, she has a lucrative career to return to. What’s he got? Alimony. How ironic and pretty sad.