John Fredrick Parker
Donor
Suppose the whole "Client Number 9" scandal just doesn't break -- what is Spitzer's governorship like? Does the fiscal crisis go down differently? What else?
I think it's telling, and very much in line with the above, that he was caught in the call girl thing by regulation HE himself put in place!You've got to remember Client Number 9 was just the latest in a long year of disasters for Spitzer that alienated him from everyone else in State Government. From using State Troopers to spy on the Senate Majority Leader, to trying to give licenses to illegal aliens, Spitzer did nothing but miss step from January 1st on.
Hubris, combined with an inability to develop working relations with the other power players in Albany Politics mean that Spitz' continual administration will be one string of disasters after another. The financial crisis which destroyed his replacements career will be bound to bring his down as well, perhaps though, with a bit more witch hunting on Wall Street, which is what he made his name doing as state AG.
I think it's telling, and very much in line with the above, that he was caught in the call girl thing by regulation HE himself put in place!