Maybe Spitzer was watching the Shield a Bit Much

The New York Post has richly characterized the Governer of New York- (who in case you have been on another planet today was linked to a high brow prostitution ring) as a "difficult john", and phone transcripts indicate that Spitzer liked to engage in sex acts that some hookers considered to be "not safe." One cannot help but draw parallels to the David Acevedo character on the Shield (if you aren't familiar with this show, get familiar with it soon), though while Acevedo was driven to seek rough sex with prostitues after he was forced to fellate a gap-toothed drug dealer at gunpoint while his colleague took cellphone photos, its unclear what Spitzer's motives were.

Perhaps there is some connection to his failed bid to hand out drivers licenses to illegal immigrants in New York? Maybe the crushing dissapointment of failing to deliver a state perk to those involved in one type of illegal behavior (illegal immigration) drove him to try to lend some state-sanctioned credibility to another type of illegal behavior (prostitution)? Either way, it sure was a delightful news cycle that brightened up my tuesday, though I did feel sorry for his wife, who was, predictably, trouted out for the obligatory stand-by-your-man press conference, during which, Spitzer characterized the event as a "private matter." This was the least "private" affair since the Lewinsky scandal, so I'm really not sure WTF Spitzer is talking about. Of course, wasn't it just a week or two ago that McCain dragged his wife- who looks about as natural as Barry Bonds' inflated skull and biceps-out to do the same thing? Only McCain wasn't caught on tape, so he had the luxury of denying, and he was apparently getting it for free, whereas Spitzer is alleged to have spent a total of 80k. Anyone care to take a bet that when he drags his tired ass back out for his resignation press conference that he will claim to be stepping down in order to "spend time with his family."