Published: July 7, 2013 177 Comments
Eliot
Spitzer, who resigned as governor of New York five years ago amid a
prostitution scandal, is re-entering political life, with a run for the
citywide office of comptroller and a wager that voters are ready to look past
his previous misconduct. In a telephone interview on Sunday night, Mr. Spitzer,
54, sounding restless after an unwelcome hiatus from government, said he had
re-envisioned the often-overlooked office and yearned to resurrect the kind of
aggressive role he played as New York State’s attorney general. He said that
after consulting with his family and taking the temperature of the city’s
electorate, he believed New Yorkers would be open to his candidacy. “I’m
hopeful there will be forgiveness, I am asking for it,” he said…….…To Read More….
My Take – There was a time when a cad rode off into the
sunset hoping to hide his shame. Not Elliot! He wants to be ‘forgiven’ for…..what
exactly? Is it his repeated violations
of his marriage vows? Well, that’s
really for his wife to decide, but it is clear he married a woman that is far
too good for him. Or is society to
forgive him for his misuse of authority while Attorney General? Either way; it’s clear that Elliot Spitzer has
demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that he has the moral fiber of a goat
and the character of a viper. So why
would anyone pick him to run for anything, and what exactly does he believe he
has to offer that is so vital to the public good. It seems to me that he has nothing more to
offer than an enormous ego and a small mind housed within a vicious brain. Is that what the public needs? Are we to believe the only people available
to run have less character than Spitzer? Well, considering that Weiner is ahead
in the polls, maybe that’s what the public deserves. 
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