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Why am I sad about this...

And so Spitzer has resigned. I heard the news conference, I heard his speech, and I nearly cried. Why? Not because I didn't think he should resign, I did. Maybe because I felt misled. I believed that he was good for New York state, that he would bring his take charge leadership from the AG's office to the Governor's Mansion. I believed he had a good marriage with good kids. My heart breaks for Silda. To find out that while you might be beautiful and intelligent, your husband was paying high-priced call girls for sex is beyond horrible to me. And I don't buy into the whole "it was just prostitution, what's the big deal" argument. He was a lawyer who prosecuted this sort of thing. He used to get the warrants for the wiretaps, and investigated the money trails. Was his ego that big that he thought he could sneak by because he knew how the game was played? But I'm not even that angry. No, I'm just sad about the whole thing, because I keep thinking about what could have been. I wish David Paterson the best of luck for what lies ahead. I hope he can bring honor and integrity back to the Capitol.

Full post as published by Screaming Bean on March 12, 2008 (boomark / email).