(snip)"Gov. Eliot Spitzer offered a vague public apology today after he was linked to an international call girl ring.
In a brief, cryptic statement broadcast on national television the first-term governor, who attempted to make ethics the cornerstone of his administration, said he "acted in a way that violates the obligations to my family, that violates my or any sense of right and wrong."
News reports linked Spitzer to the indicted Emperors Club VIP, an upscale escort service that supplied well-heeled johns "fashion models, pageant winners and exquisite students." for up to $5,500 an hour.
Spitzer is believed to be the mysterious "Client 9" who arranged to have a prostitute meet him at a Washington D.C. hotel this past Feb. 13. "(snip)
NY's governor Spitzer, like many other democratic candidates in the 2006 election, ran on a platform of reforming the 'culture of corruption' that supposedly surrounded his republican predecessor. Apparently the 'culture of corruption' doesn't exist for democrats unless one gets caught by a federal sting operation (which in this case accidentally caught gov Spitzer on tape as part of a federal wiretap aimed at the international upper echelon escort service).
However, this is already raising larger questions in regard to the ethics of other prominent Democrats ... among them Barack Obama's alleged association with a Middle Eastern terrorist money launderer, the underlying reasons for Hilary Clinton's refusal to release her personal tax returns etc. Also, the political pundits are already pointing out that this is what happens when voters cast their votes based on campaign rhetoric and mainstream media puff pieces, rather than doing their own research.






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