Hubris and the Hooker

by Liberty and Power

A brief rundown of the very brief, action packed governorship of New York’s Eliot Spitzer

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William Stepp - 9/10/2009

Can you mention an actual crime perpetrated by someone on Wall Street, for example, an analyst at Merrill Lynch, that was prosecuted by Spitzer? By crime I mean an act that was malem in se, which violated the rights of an actual victim.

C.J. Maloney - 9/9/2009

Peter J.:
You wrote "Mr. Spitzer will be ready to run for Mayor of New York in 2013. He will win, too."
I completely agree with that!

Peter J. Nickitas - 9/9/2009

I see your light article as a judgmental article with misplaced perspective.

You see Mr. Spitzer as a powerful who got his comeuppance and you glorify Ms. Dupre and Wall Street.

I see a man who exposed Wall Street skulduggery and packed many wicked men off to prison.

You and I see a man who fell on account of hubris.

You see him down. You misstate objective reality with your claims that he admitted violations of the Mann Act.

I see him taking accountability for his deeds, from his family, his state, and the people. You glorify men who duck accountability, like Cheney and the Wall Street criminals Spitzer pursued.

I see him doing repentance and atonement. I see him as the sharpest, most accurate and effective critic of Wall Street in modern times.

True, it can be said that CBS's new show, "The Good Wife," is loosely based on Spitzer's rise and fall. When the show has had its run, and Mr. Spitzer has added more to the public's understanding of Wall Street and fueled its willingness to do something about it, Mr. Spitzer will be ready to run for Mayor of New York in 2013. He will win, too, because Americans accept true contrition.

Bank on it, shipmate.

Peter J. of Minneapolis