One of the fun things about politics is that it’s just FULL of surprises.
And that’s about the best I can do to find humor in the Eliot Spitzer disaster. This is just a devastating story; a law-and-order politician getting caught committing one of the very crimes he used to prosecute.
The real shame about Spitzer is that for much of his career, he really was a champion of the little guy, the consumer, the shareholder, the patient, any of the countless millions who get chewed up or run over by big corporations. Spitzer, better than almost anyone, reminded us that capitalism has its flaws and limits, and that government can be a force for good to rein in the excesses of corporations.
And now he’s ruined his career and damaged his cause.
I don’t think there’s any question that he should resign, and I can only hope that he quickly does the right thing.
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