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If two Repug Senators could survive it, Spitzer ought to be able to do so.
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Maybe 150 years ago, I would be on the other side of the law. Tough to know.Originally posted by Berzerker
So if I believe in a society of laws, then I'm obliged to not only support the laws and its enforcers, I'd be turning in my neighbors for helping runaway slaves 150 years ago. Is that what it means to believe in a society of laws? Is that what you'd have been doing 150 years ago Dan? Turning in runaway slaves and their helpers out of respect for society's laws?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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There is also the clear violation of the law (prostitution is more frowned upon in the public that perjury over an affair), and the hypocrisy - the prosecution of prostitution rings.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
It's just sex. Most people don't care I think.
I don't think Spitzer can survive. If he tries to hang on, the NY Republicans will try to impeach him and they'll probably win, IMO. Especially the transport over state lines is a potential felony, IIRC.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.â€
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With pressure mounting to resign Tuesday over a call-girl scandal, Gov. Eliot Spitzer found himself with few friends and lots of powerful enemies, many of whom regard him as a sanctimonious bully who got what was coming to him.
Republicans began talking impeachment, and few if any fellow Democrats were willing to defend him. A death watch of sorts began at the state Capitol, where whispers of “What have you heard?†echoed through nearly every hallway of the ornate, 109-year-old building.
While Spitzer and his family remained secluded in their Fifth Avenue apartment, insiders said the governor was still trying to decide how to proceed. Options included quitting as early as Tuesday afternoon, or waiting to use resignation as a bargaining chip with federal prosecutors to avoid indictment.
Democrats privately floated another option, telling The Associated Press that Spitzer was considering what was almost unthinkable immediately after Monday’s bombshell apology: hanging on.
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"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
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Sometimes you worry me, Dan, whats tough about it? Well, aside from showing the flaw with your society of laws argument, that one's a no-brainer. If you did choose the other side (my side), does that mean you dont believe in a society of laws? Btw, the Constitution is the law of the land, not "society"...Maybe 150 years ago, I would be on the other side of the law. Tough to know.
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The constitution is the law of the land. But so are many other laws. And regulations.
I am trying to put myself in that situation, as I've been asked by you to do.Originally posted by Berzerker
whats tough about it?
Let's say I were pro life, and believed that abortion was murder. Would I, as a law man, arrest a pro lifer who had threatened an abortionist?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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So what if he was hiring whores???
Perhaps he is married to a biatch, and needs the thing.
Sometimes Americans confuse me.
AsmodeanIm not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the markComment
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It's not dumb as much as it is arrogance. Spitzer has always thought of himself as beyond the reach of the filthy commoners. As for his survival it is widely speculated/believed he is simply staying in office as a bargaining chip in plea dealings. He's toast.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Me too. I mean... he was a freaking Attorney General! How did he NOT know this could and would be traced? Especially when he becomes governor (public officials tend to have their finances FAR more closely monitored by agencies looking for fraudulent behavior)?Last edited by Ogie Oglethorpe; March 12, 2008, 12:35."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
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He should have just banged one of his employees.
That way, he could finish his term, and ultimately his wife could run.
Hold on. That's already been done, hasn't it?Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ BraindeadComment
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He spent $80K on prostitutes over ten months!?!
Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree...Comment
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That's only sex 2 times a month...
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Someone needs to tell him about sex addicts anonymous.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
He spent $80K on prostitutes over ten months!?!
I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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Their meetings are probably a lot of fun.Originally posted by Kidicious
Someone needs to tell him about sex addicts anonymous.
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Given how much the whores he was using charged, that isn't so shocking. What you should be asking is if any public monies were used to subsidize his effing around on his wife.Originally posted by chegitz guevara
He spent $80K on prostitutes over ten months!?!
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Nah. Mostly politician types.Originally posted by Wezil
Their meetings are probably a lot of fun.
I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
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